Island Relaxation on Koh Phi Phi

Our first morning in Koh Phi Phi was spent lounging and recovering from our travels. We headed to the beach and soon hooked up with Monkey. He decided to charter a boat for a trip to Phi Phi Ley, the neighbouring island. The weather wasn't spectacular so it was a good day to meander around on a boat with the occasional swim and snorkel.

One particular bay that we docked at was aptly called Monkey Bay with dozens of the little guys running around the beach. Larger tour boats would stop there and throw bananas onto the beach. At first the monkeys were actively running around fighting over the food. However, in a short time they were all lazily lounging in the sand, bellies distended from their greedy feed.

The beach at Maya Bay was the setting for the idyllic beach in that terrible Leonardo di Caprio movie The Beach (Though Alex Garland's book is a recommended read) The beach itself is unbelievably amazing though sadly suffering drastic erosion from damage inflicted during the movie's filming. But floating on your back staring up at the majestic cliffs it is easy to believe you have found paradise.

That evening we took a long tail boat over to Monkey's resort. His trip to Thailand had included a few nights at the Holiday Inn Resort . Definitely not your typical Holiday Inn. At 10x the price of our basic bungalow it was on a different scale altogether than we had become accustomed to. We enjoyed a relaxing evening of excellent food and beer on the beach.

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