Living the dream, Ko Phi Phi

The last few days have been really chilled out, we've spent the day on the beach and the evening eating good food. The other night was a full moon, so in true Thai island tradition we spent it on Loh Dalum beach where there are several bars stretched along the beach. We went to Stones Bar which is right on the water, so much so that we kept having to move our cushions back as the tide came in, but it was nice being able to sit on the ground with our feet in the warm sea while having a beer! Most of the main bars along the beach have fire shows in the evening. Stones Bar's show had some seriously talented people juggling with fire while the DJ was playing drum and bass. They also had a friendly (and smelly) bulldog who liked to dig holes in the sand to lay in around us.

Arrived in Ko Phi Phi

Yesterday was our last day in Phuket so we used the bike to do a bit of exploring and rode to some other beaches. We rode to Rawai and Nai Harn beaches which were further south on the island, and even though they were a bit more remote than Kata and Karon, they weren't quite as nice. So we carried on riding back up to our favourite beach, Kata Noi, which has the whitest sand, clearest water and the least tourists.

Other than Kata Noi beach, the main thing I will miss about Phuket is our accommodation, Boost Guesthouse. The owner, Lee, is one of the nicest and most genuine people we've met on our travels and was a great host. So if you stay in Phuket, make sure you stay at Boost!

We were picked up by a bus this morning at 9:30 and were driven to the Pier, where we caught the 11am boat to Ko Phi Phi. The island is very small with no roads (so no cars or bikes!) and only a maze of footpaths to get around the various restaurants and hotels. Ko Phi Phi is even more expensive again than Phuket, but we heard on the boat about a guesthouse which is a bit closer to our budget so had a wander around and checked into there for the night at 900 baht (£18). We dropped our bags in the room and went for a walk to get some food and to find some even cheaper accommodation for the rest of our visit here. After lunch we headed to viewpoint to see the rest of the island which is 186 metres above sea level.

We did find some accommodation at the bottom of the steps leading to the viewpoint, which is a little bit cheaper, but a lot nicer. Fingers crossed for some awesome weather tomorrow and some serious chilling out on the beach.