Snorkeling Phi Phi

or trying.

Our second day on Koh Phi Phi we took a half day snorkeling trip in the afternoon. If you know my history with snorkeling, this might surprise you. But I said that I would “try to try to snorkel.” And I did. I put the mask on two times while in the water. I didn’t actually go underwater or get my face wet…but that didn’t stop me from being proud of my accomplishment. Mike was busy actually snorkeling at this point so I made sure to tell him all about it. The other people on the boat didn’t seem too impressed.

Snorkeling trips from Phi Phi seem pretty standard. We met up with a group around 2:30pm and waited quite awhile for the boat to be ready. Then we headed over to Monkey Island to see the monkeys. And here for just a quick moment I’m going to say that people are dumb. Monkeys can be dangerous, don’t antagonize them. Monkeys are good at finding food, don’t feed them. Especially beer and Fanta. I mean, it’s funny to you, but come on.

After visiting the monkeys we stopped for a swim in a rocky inlet. It felt so perfect to enjoy the water in such beautiful surroundings. I think it’s the most gorgeous place I’ve swam.

Our next stop was for the actual snorkeling. At this point the captain of the boat began to prepare our snack. The technique is to toss the pineapple peel into the water to attract as many fish as possible. It worked. When you get back onto the boat, fresh pineapple awaits you.

The last point of interest on the tour is Maya Bay, the filming location for The Beach. The boat drops you off for about an hour to do what you like. It was quite crowded but still very pretty. My memories of the film are pretty spotty but I was suprised at how small the beach actually was. I expected it to be longer. Oh, Hollywood.

At this point in the day a few rain clouds rolled in. In exchange for a few light sprinkles we were able to see a soft rainbow from the boat on our way back to Phi Phi. We reached the island just before sunset. It was $11 well spent.

xo, jill