And they went back the very next day!
Despite the traumatic trip back to the marina on our previous day’s excursion, we were headed back to the marina the next morning. Soon, we found ourselves in a boat again. This one seemed a bit more sturdy, and the water was definitely not as choppy as the previous afternoon.
Thailand’s coast should be called Land of a Thousand Islands. I do believe that thousand island thing is already taken, though. (-;
Today, we were headed to a couple different places. The first was a cave. Tell me how fashionable we looked as we prepared to enter the slippy muddy caves…
The cave is known as ICE CREAM CAVE. It’s full of stalactites and stalagmites and walking inside of it was quite cool. Mineral rich water dripped from above, causing almost the entire floor of the cave to be as slippery as hell. Mud walking ensued.
Our guide was quite good. He pointed things out along the way and made sure that everyone was safe. There were some interesting paths to choose from. We avoided the one ankle deep in mud, but others went full steam ahead until they lost their sandals in the depths.
Michael and I made it all the way to the ‘ice cream cone’ which, let’s face it does not look a lot like an ice cream cone.
The braver (least modest?) of us accepted the invitation to lick the cone. Note: Nothing was actually licked…
A photo from the mouth of the cave, after we freed ourselves from the helmets…
Once we all piled back into the boat, we headed off into our next adventure. We were going to get into small canoes and be taken around a series of small islands…a little boat ride to break up the monotony of our boat ride. (-;
Here we go…
Our driver(?) captain(?) navigator(?) took a couple pictures of us…one while holding a leaf with a heart cut out of it. (-:
One of the aforementioned traffic jams…no tension, no stress, no yelling, no road rage…
After our little island tour, we all boarded the boat again for our next adventure…
We were going to Khao Ta Poo, also known as JAMES BOND ISLAND. This iconic island was featured in the 1974 James Bond movie The Man with the Golden Gun.
I did manage to find another cave on this island. Or rather, it was cave-ish.
Our next stop was another little island for lunch. We were definitely island hopping!
We had a quick buffet style lunch and walked around the market stalls set up on the island. After we were done there, we went to yet another island for some beach time. This was our last stop before heading back to the marina.
After our little beach break, we all got back into the boat and sped back to the marina. After the mandatory 2 hour drive back to our resort, we all freshened up and got ready to hit the streets!
Michael got a blue martini thingy and it may have been more than he bargained for…
The food and drinks and company were all great!
Of course, we also went to Bangla Road at Patong Beach…the famous party street that gives Khao San Road in Bangkok a run for its money.
Whenever I go on vacation, my photos seem to get a bit jumbled in Google Photos. I’m guessing this was the night we first visited Bangla Road, but I can’t be sure. I’m noticing my photos have done a bit of a shuffle again.
Our vacation was winding down. It was time to spend some quality time poolside. (-: Wait until you see the pool! We knew what we were going to be doing the next day! And it wasn’t much…
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