30th to 31st January, 2016

Ok, it’s that time again. Yes, it’s sunset time!!! Oh come on, everyone loves a sunset. And look on the bight side – I have not taken any butterfly or bird photos (yet).

Anyway, to get you in the mood, Val and I took a little road trip to see the eastern side of the island and it is so different to the rest. Old Lanta is charming, a slightly sleepy fishing village that caters to the tourists who make it this far south. Beyond that there is a ‘gypsy’ village with a beautiful beach and lots of rubber and oil palm smallholdings that took me back to my days in Malaysia (did I ever tell you of those days? Remind me to fill you in some time…..). The island is about 90% Muslim and you see lots of women in their headscarves, but everyone is working their socks off with many of the women and girls driving the tuktuks.

First up, some scenery…

Now some general scenes (don’t worry, the sunsets are coming soon)…

And finally…..

We are off on a boat trip tomorrow to Ko Phi Phi, so stand by!