KHO LANTA NEAR PUCKET IN THE SOUTH OF THAILANDE FROM 15 TO 17 FEB

To get to Kho Lanta we flew from BANGKOK to KRABI ,  took 2 different combi-busses (a 2 to 4 hour trip depending on the ferries), took 2 ferries and Geronimo .. we finally arrived. (We had booked and paid the boat directly from Krabi to Koh Lanta but for some reason they put us on the bus, not knowing where we were we just went with the flow).  

View from the first ferry crossing

Pittoresque view from the second ferry crossing. 

First view of a beach on Koh Lanta, Diamond cliff Bay. 

Diamond cliff Bay

Harry the hermit has found himself a pretty home. 

Friends from Denmark. It's minus 21°C there and only 6 hours of daylight !
Their English was exemplary !

View of the Diamond cliff , our restaurant for tonight with a wonderful  sunset

This restaurant gives you a bird's eye view with excellent food and very reasonable prices considering its position . 

 After eating a wonderfully prepared Thai meal and a hard day on the scooter discovering the island's beaches it  was obvious that we deserved an hour of Thai massage right on the beach with the sound of the waves lapping up onto the sandy shore. 

Thai massage is more technical then Bali massage,  they not only use their hands like in  Bali but also arms, and "jambes";
IT'S VERY  SPORTIVE ! 
Quote from Paul's masseuse 
" he dance Papa, Papa dancing , yea.." with peels of laughter. 

 Visit of a  park in the jungle with elephants and a waterfall. 

The path to the falls  follows the river through the jungle. 

A big tree !

These elephants appear to be well treated , they were not chained up and had no scab marks from being flayed. 
( Look out for scab marks on the back of their legs,top of head and on their trunks , also marks on bottom of their legs from the chains ) Please,  if you see any of these signs report the owners to the local WWF in Thailand.  

We stopped off at a resort hotel and found a beautiful sandy beach , unfortunately the sea is interspersed with rocks but the sea was warm and inviting!

View from South East coast

Private beach on the South  East coast of the island while looking for accommodation for the end of February when the children come out to join us. 

After our second sunset, and an early start  this time we actually took the boat to KRABY - 400BHT/person ( 11€)

We didn't see any  dolphins this time ( Ahmed to Gily crossing) but beautiful islands shimmering in the dawn heat. 

 When we arrived near  Koh Jum island these long boats were waiting to pick up and drop off passengers from our  boat. 

We say bye bye to Koh Lanta and to Koh Jum which we would have liked to have the time to explore. Speaking to people who had stayed on this island it sounds like a real paradise, no cars, no bikes, white sandy beaches, fairly cheap accommodation from 450BHT  a double to 2000BHT, depending on your pocket.