What a day! After a week of hard work we all enjoyed our R & R day today.
We woke up early and loaded our taxis from Khao Lak (where our hotel is) to the Phang Nga bay. It was very interested being able to drive through the different towns in the province during the 1+ ride there. Once we arrived we loaded into two long tail boats. These boats have benches and a motor and are made of wood. We set off for another part of the bay where we could go canoeing in some of the limestone caves. We paired off and hopped into the inflatable canoes with a "driver" in each boat with us. Since it was still low tide, we were able to glide into some of the nearly hidden openings in the limestone cliffs. It was amazing! Some of them were even so small we had to lay flat down to get through them.
Following this part of the excursion, we headed to "The Floating Village" further out in the bay where we ate lunch and wandered around the souvenier stands. After lunch we loaded back into our boats and headed off for "James Bond Island" (Ko Tapu Island) - both this island and the Floating Village were featured in "The Man with the Golden Gun" movie.
When we got there, the island was very crowded with several tour groups and the wind was very strong which blew the shell beach pieces all up into our faces, and feeling like little stabs on our legs. After some photo opps at James Bond Island, we loaded back up to head to another deserted island to swim.
As we pulled up to our own deserted island, we all got out and went for a swim. The water was beautiful and the tempurature was great (even though the Bay floor was grossly slimy)! Following our female bonding experience offshore (the guys were on the beach) we started to swim back to shore. SUDDENLY, Sheri yells "ow!" and Jennifer says "what's the matter?" Sheri replied "something just stung me" - as then Jennifer hightails it in to shore! When we got back on the beach and saw Sheri's painful expression and examined her arm we realized he had in fact been attacked! As we analyzed possible treatment options (a million miles away from medical treatment) we decided urine was a cure-all. As Sheri had already recently relieved herself, Diana stepped right up to the plate. The pain continued and our boat driver offered up some mystery natural remedy - he applied some pink powder to her wound and off we went, headed back home. We are assuming, based on knowledge and the trusty google search that she was stung by a box jellyfish - one of the most deadly animals in the world if it attaches and releases its venom! Sheri seems to be doing pretty well as of this evening, although still in a little bit of pain.
We got back to our hotel around 6:30pm and everyone has evening off to wander town, eat, sleep, shower, etc. It's was an amazing day and absolutely perfect weather for our "day of rest."
We woke up early and loaded our taxis from Khao Lak (where our hotel is) to the Phang Nga bay. It was very interested being able to drive through the different towns in the province during the 1+ ride there. Once we arrived we loaded into two long tail boats. These boats have benches and a motor and are made of wood. We set off for another part of the bay where we could go canoeing in some of the limestone caves. We paired off and hopped into the inflatable canoes with a "driver" in each boat with us. Since it was still low tide, we were able to glide into some of the nearly hidden openings in the limestone cliffs. It was amazing! Some of them were even so small we had to lay flat down to get through them.
Following this part of the excursion, we headed to "The Floating Village" further out in the bay where we ate lunch and wandered around the souvenier stands. After lunch we loaded back into our boats and headed off for "James Bond Island" (Ko Tapu Island) - both this island and the Floating Village were featured in "The Man with the Golden Gun" movie.
When we got there, the island was very crowded with several tour groups and the wind was very strong which blew the shell beach pieces all up into our faces, and feeling like little stabs on our legs. After some photo opps at James Bond Island, we loaded back up to head to another deserted island to swim.
As we pulled up to our own deserted island, we all got out and went for a swim. The water was beautiful and the tempurature was great (even though the Bay floor was grossly slimy)! Following our female bonding experience offshore (the guys were on the beach) we started to swim back to shore. SUDDENLY, Sheri yells "ow!" and Jennifer says "what's the matter?" Sheri replied "something just stung me" - as then Jennifer hightails it in to shore! When we got back on the beach and saw Sheri's painful expression and examined her arm we realized he had in fact been attacked! As we analyzed possible treatment options (a million miles away from medical treatment) we decided urine was a cure-all. As Sheri had already recently relieved herself, Diana stepped right up to the plate. The pain continued and our boat driver offered up some mystery natural remedy - he applied some pink powder to her wound and off we went, headed back home. We are assuming, based on knowledge and the trusty google search that she was stung by a box jellyfish - one of the most deadly animals in the world if it attaches and releases its venom! Sheri seems to be doing pretty well as of this evening, although still in a little bit of pain.
We got back to our hotel around 6:30pm and everyone has evening off to wander town, eat, sleep, shower, etc. It's was an amazing day and absolutely perfect weather for our "day of rest."
I've gotten all caught up now on all of your blogs so will comment to this last one. You guys are obviously a dedicated team to get so much done, especially in the heat and humidity. It's very interesting to read the blow by blow account of how you have building the house, especially all the manual labor going into the foundation. Who knew you could use bamboo for rebar - another reason that's such a wonderful sustainable resource. I hope you are all holding up ok. I'm sure there's no other time in your lives you've been quite so tired, and I'm glad you're getting some rest here and there. I also hope Sheri is better now - that had to be scary! Thank you for all you are doing. I feel more grateful than ever for where I live and what I have.
ReplyDeleteTeresa
Absolutely amazing!!!
ReplyDeleteHope Sheri is recovering well.
Sherry Droste