Kicking Back In Krabi (3/3)

DAY FOUR

Our fourth day was spent hopping from island to island, baking under the sun and snorkelling. Aahh ... now that's what I call a beach holiday!!

Hanging around, no responsibilities, no pesky calls from the office, no deadlines, no internet connection ... I could seriously get used to this!

Later that afternoon, we decided to go snorkelling. We hopped into one of the many water taxis lined up along the shore and off we went to a few recommended snorkelling spots.

The water was warm, wonderfully clear and all but there were way too many corals at this spot. You look down and all you see is an explosion of corals and gigantic ones at that! Huge bulbous globs of corals in every shape and colour imaginable ... they were really beautiful and yet, kinda freaked me out a little. They were so huge that you had to swim very carefully so that you don't crash into them. So yeah, it wasn't all that fun. At one point, Andrew's eyes bulged out of his sockets when he saw that I was about to whack into a sea urchin butt-first. Holy cow!

We went to several sites ... after a whole afternoon of boating around and snorkelling, we were spent.

The ride back to shore was so picturesque: the sun was turning a brilliant orange, its rays warming our skin and casting a glow on everything it touched. Aahhhh ...

That was when I realised my leg was starting to hurt. I looked at it and it was red and swollen. The first thought that came to my mind was JELLYFISH! Oh god, was I doomed??!! Turned out, it was some itsy bitsy little jellyfish that bit me - at least that was what the guide told me. I didn't feel like going to the hospital, so I believed him. And he was right (many days later, I would realise that I was still alive).

Later that night, we were lucky enough to witness a street parade during dinner. Apparently, it was the Loi Krathong festival, a festival in worship of the goddess of water and one of Thailand's biggest annual events. There was a marching band, a stream of floats and of course, hundreds of tourists running alongside the parade with cameras swinging from their necks.

There were also performances on the street ...

... I especially loved it when the fireworks started going off!

Ao Nang beach had officially turned into Party Central!

Local customers at the restaurant where we were dining were lighting large paper lanterns and letting them loose into the dark night sky. You're supposed to make a wish before letting go. Soon, the sky was filled with floating lanterns. What a sight!

It was late by the time we got back to our hotel. It was our last night in Buri Tara and in Krabi ... sigh ... I so didn't want to go home!!!

The two pics above are (1) the entrance of Buri Tara resort and (2) a view of the rooms and their reflection in the swimming pool. So nice hor? It had been such a great four days in Krabi and I really missed it after we left. I don't usually say this about places I've visited, but with Krabi, I must say that I'd definitely want to come back again!