We hope everyone enjoyed their holiday season and that 2014 is off to a good start. We unfortunately couldn't make it back to the states this past Christmas but managed to get out of Hong Kong for a nice vacation over New Years.
A couple of days after Christmas we flew to Krabi, Thailand and after a 2 1/2 hour car ride and 2 ferries we arrived on the island of Koh Lanta for a weeks stay there. We enjoyed a lot of relaxation by the pool and beach as well as a few days out exploring the island and nearby islands.
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| With our special companion, Pungo (a school project for one of Ryan's co-workers) |
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| View of resort at breakfast |
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| Beach at resort |
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| Looking up the hill to resort....many, many steps to get to our amazing view! |
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| The ocean pool |
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| Gas up on the side of the road from liquor bottles |
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| Greek dinner one night with the largest gyro I've ever seen |
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| Lounging on New Years Eve |
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| Sunset from our room |
Our resort did a nice New Years Eve gala dinner and show that we attended. We met a couple from Australia at our table and went down the beach with them for a few drinks at some nearby bars while waiting for midnight. Once we got back they had a countdown (which they forgot about and did at 12:01) and fireworks!
The next day we did a speedboat tour to 4 different islands in the area for snorkeling and swimming. We stopped at 2 islands to snorkel around the cliff's edge and coral, 1 island for lunch and the last island to swim through a cave to small beach.
A few days later we rented a motor bike to explore the island. Koh Lanta is 30 km long so we were able to go up and down the whole island over 2 days. It was fun to explore some areas on our own and pull off into roadside beaches for a quick swim and exploring.
We had a great time relaxing and exploring the area throughout the week. We wish we could have been home to see family and friends for the holidays but this was a close 2nd!
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| New Years Eve Gala |
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| Fireworks to ring in 2014 |
The next day we did a speedboat tour to 4 different islands in the area for snorkeling and swimming. We stopped at 2 islands to snorkel around the cliff's edge and coral, 1 island for lunch and the last island to swim through a cave to small beach.
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| First snorkel spot |
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| 2nd island |
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| Spot for lunch and swimming |
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| Outside the Emerald Cave |
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| Swimming into the beach inside |
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| Old Town Lanta |
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| No, I did not drive- just posed! |
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| Ryan chased monkey all over the beach |
We had a great time relaxing and exploring the area throughout the week. We wish we could have been home to see family and friends for the holidays but this was a close 2nd!
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| On the way to the airport....that is a monkey holding onto the back of the pickup! |
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| And Ahri says Happy Holidays! |
