After pausing at the cave we moved on to pi leh lagoon which was only a few minutes away from the cave. The lagoon was really cool. The water was pretty shallow and we didn't really snorkel here but we did stop and swim around. The water was really refreshing!
After swimming in the lagoon for a bit we cruised around to the other side of the island to maya bay. Maya beach is where they filmed the movie "The Beach" with Leonardo DiCaprio, I haven't seen it yet but I'm going to watch it when I get back home. The beach was awesome! The only problem was that it was packed with tourists and boats.
Unfortunately I took a lot more photos with the underwater camera so look for those on Facebook. We snorkeled in the bay of maya beach for 30 minutes. The snorkeling was really cool. They threw bread into the water and the fishes were everywhere! It was really fun and the water was so clear! After we finished snorkeling we stopped at the beach to relax and explore for an hour. The beach was fairly small but it was nice, I wish I could've seen it when it wasn't as crowded though.
After maya beach we stopped at another spot just off the coast of the island to do some more snorkeling. There were tons of fish and huge rocks under the water that made for an interesting landscape on the ocean floor. We saw some scuba divers there as well, I don't think the water was quite as clear as racha Noi/Yai but it was still pretty clear.
The last stop we made was back at Koh phi phi don at monkey beach. Monkey beach was exactly what you'd expect, a beach with monkeys! It was fun to see them again. I almost got peed on by a monkey in the tree above me that I didn't see!
After monkey beach we got dropped back off at the hotel where we grabbed some lunch. I had the phad Thai which was yummy as usual. The we went to the pool to check it out. I ended up trying a Mai Thai at the pool bar, it was really sweet but overall pretty good. I stayed at the pool for around an hour then went back to the room to shower and change.
I decided I wanted to hike to the viewpoint on the mountain of the island, of course my dad didn't want to so he got a massage instead haha. I left around three, getting to the viewpoint wasn't really that back, it took about a half hour to get all the way too the top and the view was awesome! You could see almost the whole island!
If you look at the picture our beach was the one on the left, but as you can see the beaches are super close to each other. The viewpoint gave me a much better perspective of the island. I rested for about 20 minutes enjoying the view then figured I would try to make it towards the tip of the island. If your looking at the picture you can't see it since it's directly behind me.
Little did I know there are no real roads to get to the other part of the island only dirt paths that have no markings or signs to direct you! At one point on the trail a pack of at least 10 monkeys ran across the trail! I freaked out because at first all I heard was a loud rustling in the bushes, I was the only one on the trail with literally no sign of civilization so I thought for sure I was about to get attacked! Luckily the monkeys just startled me and quickly made their way through the woods.
After about 30 minutes of hiking with no end in sight I finally came across a building! The trail literally let me out behind a shed in a mechanic area where a few people were cutting metal and doing other mechanical type things. I walked past them looking totally out of place coming from behind their shed. I finally found a road! The bad news was it was all down hill to the beach, which meant I would have to climb it on the way back! I hiked down and explored then beach for about 15 minutes. There were quite a few private villas and resorts (I think most of the time people get there by taxi boat).
After hanging out for about 15 minutes I decided I better start hiking back since I didn't want it to get dark while I was in the middle of the forest on then mountain. The hike back was rough, I ran most of the way just to get it over with quicker! I finally made it back to the hotel after an hour of hiking back. I ended up napping until dinner. We ended up going to a nearby restaurant where I tried suck! It was pretty good! The restaurant also had a fire show that was really cool!
After the show we made our way back to the hotel for some rest. Tomorrow we leave phi phi island :( and start to make our way home flying to Bangkok! I'm excited to finally get back home!
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