Koh Phi Phi to Ao Nang Thailand - Day 4

I was right. Early morning indeed but it wasn’t as difficult as the previous days. I was definitely getting used to this non-existent time change. And so for the first time ever, we had to wait for the breakfast dining hall to open at 7 AM. There was no complaining however- it wasn’t possible with our view from our balcony. Nevertheless, there was much to complain about in regards to us being sun-burned. It was a brutal night’s sleep for me- I felt more burned than I did earlier. I didn’t even realize I was burned on my back until I woke up in the middle of the night with the sensation that my skin was no longer flesh but rather leather, screaming out to not wrinkle or be touched. I was mostly burned on the front of my legs- which pretty much made it impossible to be comfortable the night.

We had until 3PM before we caught our ferry, to explore the what we already had of the tiny island, do some souvenir shopping, drink another fantastic fresh fruit smoothie as well as a Thai Iced Tea (so so good) and idly stare out into the turquoise waters.

Something we all began to get drilled into our heads over time was, “Hello, boat, boat?” Another was, “same same”. I don’t know what it is about Asian countries repeating the same words. It’s obviously used in their language but still… little things like that kept us laughing.

Tracy sat inside again while Lizz and I found a seat towards the aft of the boat since it was the driest place to sit outside. The scenery was gorgeous. Everywhere you looked beautiful limestone rocks jutted out of the water.

We docked at Ao Nang, where we’d stay for the night before catching our early morning flight back to Bangkok. We decided to stay cheap and found a hostel close to the main street. We quickly remembered why we liked our last hotel so much. This new place lacked a light in the bathroom, the side of the mattress was halfway off the bed frame, there were no windows, and fuzzy caterpillars in our bathroom. ☺ All in all it wasn’t bad thou.

Of course we had Thai food- we had to get as much authentic food as possible before we left. We ended the night at an Irish Pub we found where we reminisced about our college days together. Can’t believe it’s been so long since we all lived together and now Lizz is getting married in a few months! ☺