Day 220 (Mon 12 Feb) - Khao Sam Roi Yot
Lazy day today. Decided to have a beach day!
After breakfast we sat on the deserted beach watching the world go by ( [1], [2], [3] ). Very, very warm as we sat in the shade.
For lunch we went to the Dolphin Bay resort.
After lunch we started to pack our gear and also to make a pile of stuff that we wanted Steve and Fiona to take back to London for us.
At about 5pm when the heat of the day had eased we decided to take some kayaks and go for a paddle. We paddled out in our two kayaks in glorious sunshine towards an island about 1km from our beach.
Hard work as we paddled across open water to the island. Having arrived, we discovered that the water was quite silty and unsuitable for snorkeling. As we wandered about we noticed a small troop of monkeys some distance off.
As we watched them they came closer and closer until at one point one of them decided to jump into a kayak. A particular monkey took keen interest in the small plastic bag that Fiona was carrying. Only feet away from Fiona he made a lunge and grabbed the bag and raced up the beach towards the rocks.
Once there he calmy ripped open the bag ready to devour its contents. Unfortunately for the monkey it only contained a none too nutritious snorkel mask! After examining said object he dropped it on the rocks. Whilst Steve retrieved the mask Sarb stood guard armed with a few small stones to fling at the monkey lest he return whilst the recovery was in progress.
We decided we'd had enough of the island at this point so got back into our kayaks and headed back to our beach. It was getting rather late as well by this time and we were keen to get back before dark. As we paddled away we noticed a rather large Thai naval vessel some several hundred yards off.
It ominously seemed to keep us in its sights as we paddled off. We suppose that they were a trifle concerned that a bunch of tourists were paddling round so close to dark; or maybe they were just bored.
In any event we soon made it back to base and had another great dinner at the Dolphin Bay.
We returned to the hotel and had a few drinks in the lovely garden.
After breakfast we sat on the deserted beach watching the world go by ( [1], [2], [3] ). Very, very warm as we sat in the shade.
For lunch we went to the Dolphin Bay resort.
After lunch we started to pack our gear and also to make a pile of stuff that we wanted Steve and Fiona to take back to London for us.
At about 5pm when the heat of the day had eased we decided to take some kayaks and go for a paddle. We paddled out in our two kayaks in glorious sunshine towards an island about 1km from our beach.
Hard work as we paddled across open water to the island. Having arrived, we discovered that the water was quite silty and unsuitable for snorkeling. As we wandered about we noticed a small troop of monkeys some distance off.
As we watched them they came closer and closer until at one point one of them decided to jump into a kayak. A particular monkey took keen interest in the small plastic bag that Fiona was carrying. Only feet away from Fiona he made a lunge and grabbed the bag and raced up the beach towards the rocks.
Once there he calmy ripped open the bag ready to devour its contents. Unfortunately for the monkey it only contained a none too nutritious snorkel mask! After examining said object he dropped it on the rocks. Whilst Steve retrieved the mask Sarb stood guard armed with a few small stones to fling at the monkey lest he return whilst the recovery was in progress.
We decided we'd had enough of the island at this point so got back into our kayaks and headed back to our beach. It was getting rather late as well by this time and we were keen to get back before dark. As we paddled away we noticed a rather large Thai naval vessel some several hundred yards off.
It ominously seemed to keep us in its sights as we paddled off. We suppose that they were a trifle concerned that a bunch of tourists were paddling round so close to dark; or maybe they were just bored.
In any event we soon made it back to base and had another great dinner at the Dolphin Bay.
We returned to the hotel and had a few drinks in the lovely garden.
posted by Jo and Sarb at
2/12/2007 06:14:00 am
2 Comments:
I think a bit warm was an understatement it was stinking hot! I even got burnt in the shade with Factor 30. Being mugged by a monkey was a first for me - they were sweet though. Excellent pics - I want to be back there instead of here in the snow.
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Anonymous, At
4:42 pm
great pics from the waterproof camera glad you didn't record the actual mugging though!
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2:59 pm
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