Thursday, October 25, 2007

Rai Leh Snorkel Day

Today we went on tour to some nearby islands to do some snorkelling. Our first stop was Poda Island, which had a beautiful white sand beach, with OK snorkelling. Our second stop was Chicken Island, which had some great snorkelling, and finally Ko Tup, a couple of tiny islands, again connected to Chicken Island by a sand isthmus during low tide. We watched the tide go out over the course of an hour and it's amazing how fast the shoreline changes.

After returning, I went and Checked out Diamond Cave, which was quite impressive in its size - several high passageways led to a massive main chamber... no ducking stalagtites here, and following that, I went over to Ton Sai beach, or 'the climber's beach'. As you can imagine with the plethora of limestone cliff faces, rock climbing is very popular around here. I find it amusing that the local climbing shops are run by Thai guys who have mastered the Reggae look.

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