This morning we hiked up to the island viewpoint, were you could see the isthmus connecting the two main sections connecting Ko Phi Phi Don. There was a post tsunami photo there, and it was stunning to see what it looked like after it happened. It almost seems fully recovered. While there we met an older couple who were cycling through Thailand for a few weeks, before returning to their jobs of ski instructing in Andorra.
From the viewpoint,we continued along a rough trail town to Rentai beach, on the island's East side. It was incredible; about an hour walk from Ton Sai,
and we found ourselves on this beautiful quiet white sand beach, with maybe a dozen other people, tops. Even though Ko Phi Phi is quite touristy, being able to find a place like this was a very pleasant surprise. I went snorkelling here, and found it quite excellent (though no sharks here). I also found a school of parrotfish (normally you see them alone; this was the first school I saw), and I followed them for a while as they moved from coral to coral, ravenously scouring it, and subsequently contributing to the nice white sand beach we were on (see previous entry).
We then took a longtail back to Ton Sai beach. Wandering around, I talked to a local dive shop, and one of the divemasters (Rich) convinced me that recertification would be quite easy, even if I hadn't dove in years. Especially since it would be just the divemaster (him) and myself. Pondering it over dinner at Papaya resaurant (our great find here, large quantities of food and cheap), I decided to go for it and signed up. I thus spent the rest of the evening reviewing the scuba recertification course notes, writing an exam, and hoping it is like riding a bicycle....
From the viewpoint,we continued along a rough trail town to Rentai beach, on the island's East side. It was incredible; about an hour walk from Ton Sai,
and we found ourselves on this beautiful quiet white sand beach, with maybe a dozen other people, tops. Even though Ko Phi Phi is quite touristy, being able to find a place like this was a very pleasant surprise. I went snorkelling here, and found it quite excellent (though no sharks here). I also found a school of parrotfish (normally you see them alone; this was the first school I saw), and I followed them for a while as they moved from coral to coral, ravenously scouring it, and subsequently contributing to the nice white sand beach we were on (see previous entry).We then took a longtail back to Ton Sai beach. Wandering around, I talked to a local dive shop, and one of the divemasters (Rich) convinced me that recertification would be quite easy, even if I hadn't dove in years. Especially since it would be just the divemaster (him) and myself. Pondering it over dinner at Papaya resaurant (our great find here, large quantities of food and cheap), I decided to go for it and signed up. I thus spent the rest of the evening reviewing the scuba recertification course notes, writing an exam, and hoping it is like riding a bicycle....
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