(you'll have to hear the story of how it went from 5 days to 3. Although we were both sad in the moment, we cracked up at it upon finally finding each other. All good stories!)
I will just summarize by a few keys metrics (namely the food we ate, the beaches we visited and the fun stuff we did).
Types of Thai food we ate:
Red Curry
Green Curry
Massaman Curry
Sweet and Sour
Fried Basil & Garlic
Pad Thai
Fried Noodles
Yellow Noodles
Papaya Salad
Mango Salad
Fried Shrimp with Spicy Red Pepper Sauce
Spring Rolls
Fried Rice
Curry Crab legs
Beaches I visited:
Patong Beach (on the main land in Phuket)
Karon Beach (on the main land in Phuket)
Kata Beach (on the main land in Phuket)
Maya Beach on Phi Phi Leh
Tonsai Bay on Phi Phi Don
Monkey Beach #1 on Phi Phi Don (yes! we saw monkeys!)
Monkey Beach #2 on Phi Phi Leh (you guessed it - more monkeys!)
Loh Dalum on Phi Phi Don
Our own beach on Phi Phi Don (we kayaked over, no one there but us!)
Activities we participated in (to some extent):
Kayaked on Monday to Monkey Beach #1
Got "fish pedicures"... they eat the dead skin off your feet. I know, gross, but how cool?!?!?...
Drank a few Thai beers....
Watched a fire show (AMAZING!)
Hiked to 'view point' which looked just like pictures online...
Ate breakfast each morning on the beach right outside of our hotel...
Stayed at the 'Princess' resort (was just too fitting to turn down)...
Snorkeled with SHARKS! On purpose, and it was incredible...
Cliff jumped! (can't upload at the airport, but will definitely share this video!)
Feed the monkeys! (on Monkey Beach #2)...
Met some very cool girls from all over the place....
Took a long boat all the way around Phi Phi Leh...
Climbed through caves on our way to Maya Bay...
Kayaked again, this time we found a beach of our own and snorkeled till we were wrinkly!...
Laughed our heads off...
Cried multiple times...
Took tons of pictures and videos...
Saw butterflies at the most unexpected, perfect moments...
...overall, had the time of our lives and a trip that we will never forget.
I am missing the kids like crazy, and have already emailed Leng several times to see how they are doing, make sure they are still liking their shoes, and to tell everyone I miss them and BINGO! :)
It is surreal to think that I am coming home already. It's been an incredible, life-changing trip, and I can't thank all of you for supporting me in every way possible - from the time this was just an idea, to even now as I am venturing back.
I definitely look forward to seeing all of you, and sharing so many more moments in person. I will tell them as long as anyone wants to listen! It is my full intention, and personal obligation, to share what I've seen and learned in order to make this experience complete. Hope you've enjoyed following along.
See everyone soon!
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