Ko Phi Phi, Thailand - 4/17/2001
Greetings all!
We've made it to Ko Phi Phi (sounds like Pee Pee) and it is absolutely WONDERFUL! A dream come true. From our little hillside bungalow, we can see the entirebay, full of it's little canoe shuttles, and Ko Phi Phi Le, the smaller island where the movie The Beach`was filmed. Very dramatic with sheer cliffs running from the sea to hundreds of feet up. Contrary to the movie, Ko Phi Phi Le is uninhabited and people only goout there for day trips -- it's a protected park land island the rest of the time. We are planning to go scuba diving there tomorrow morning right off the island and then settle into one of the sandy coves where they did the filming for lunch and swimming. We will have another dive afterward; I hope my determination to stay calm in those *deep*, *scary* waters keeps me from instant panic.
However, I will be thus rewared the following day as John as agreed to have me teach him to rock climb (there are a couple of outfitters here). If any of you remembers the begining scene of the IMAX Everest movie, there's a woman rock climbing this insane cliff right off the water. That's where we're going, though I'm sure not to follow the same route. The water here is so wonderful. A multitude of different shades of blue and the temperature of a nicely heated country club pool. You forget that it's salt water because you reason only a lake could be so warm. Anyhow, I'm really enjoying this island. I would highly recommend it to anyone as it is absolute paradise. And, fortunately (Lisa and Natasha can appreciate this one), I did seem to pick the perfect hotel at the end of Long Beach. A huge sigh of relief!
Bye for now!
We've made it to Ko Phi Phi (sounds like Pee Pee) and it is absolutely WONDERFUL! A dream come true. From our little hillside bungalow, we can see the entirebay, full of it's little canoe shuttles, and Ko Phi Phi Le, the smaller island where the movie The Beach`was filmed. Very dramatic with sheer cliffs running from the sea to hundreds of feet up. Contrary to the movie, Ko Phi Phi Le is uninhabited and people only goout there for day trips -- it's a protected park land island the rest of the time. We are planning to go scuba diving there tomorrow morning right off the island and then settle into one of the sandy coves where they did the filming for lunch and swimming. We will have another dive afterward; I hope my determination to stay calm in those *deep*, *scary* waters keeps me from instant panic.
However, I will be thus rewared the following day as John as agreed to have me teach him to rock climb (there are a couple of outfitters here). If any of you remembers the begining scene of the IMAX Everest movie, there's a woman rock climbing this insane cliff right off the water. That's where we're going, though I'm sure not to follow the same route. The water here is so wonderful. A multitude of different shades of blue and the temperature of a nicely heated country club pool. You forget that it's salt water because you reason only a lake could be so warm. Anyhow, I'm really enjoying this island. I would highly recommend it to anyone as it is absolute paradise. And, fortunately (Lisa and Natasha can appreciate this one), I did seem to pick the perfect hotel at the end of Long Beach. A huge sigh of relief!
Bye for now!
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