What a day!

This is from April 19.

What a packed day this was.
First we got up bright and early to catch the 8:30 ferry from Saladan to Phuket. Took the same pickup truck mode of transit that nearly all of our transit in Koh Lanta has been.
Then onto the ferry to Phi Phi. At Phi Phi we the transfer to the Phuket ferry. By transfer I mean walk to the other ship docked next to ours.

Upon arrival at Rasada pier (11:30) we were picked up by Noy for our sea kayaking tour.

Great tours of the hongs. Basically you get into ab inflatable kayak and your guide takes you around the shore a bit before entering into a cave in the island. At points you have to duck but you actually end up in a large open lagoon inside the island. Basically these hongs are donuts where the hole is made by years of rainwater eroding away at the limestone of the islands.

We did two of the hongs and also walked through some caves to get to another. At the end of the day our guide used our (minimal) help to make a kratong, or flower arrangement offering to the water god.

After this we got taken to perhaps one of the most amazing hotels I've stayed in. At 7 hours it was probably also my shortest ever hotel stay. It had a giant living room, dining room, kitchen, bedroom, Nd huge ensuite bathroom.