Krabi - Day 3

We couldnt really decide what to do on the 3rd day. We wanted to go Kayaking but knew that we would be pretty tired after the full day previously. We also wanted to go on the 4 island hopping but was seriously worried about getting seasick from the choppy waves. Unfortunately when u come during May-Nov it is the low season because it's the monsoon season. So the weather is a bit eratic, strong winds and big choppy waves. Plus having experienced terrible seasickness when we went to Bintan and Macau I was pretty worried. At the end the agent honestly told us that it's probably best not to go to the islands at this time because the weather is unpredictable.

On this third day we did have the best weather though. Even with the strong winds. Ao-Nang beach was a little calmer so the waves weren't that crazy and the brown colored water we saw previous days now looked more clear and greenish blue. So we decided to venture into the beach and had a great time. Not exactly powdery sand as it was very grainy and had tons of seashells but on the upside it was really fun finding all the different shells to take back as souvenirs. The best thing about swimming on Ao Nang beach is the beautiful backdrop of the giant limestone cliffs on The side and in the distance. It just felt so mystical.

After a swim at the beach it was back to the hotel pool for a while longer. We were planning to go catch a cab to the nearest Tesco for lunch but after talking to the tour agent we found out it would cost us 600baht one way by cab. But her company was offering a night shopping tour for 350baht a person and Caelyn was free. So we booked that instead.

The tour was from 5.10-9pm. The van would take us to the Outlet Village, Tesco, and night market.

The Outlet Village is a bit lame. And wasn't THAT cheap. Sizes were pretty small so we didn't really find anything. I only managed to get 1 Gap top.

We then went to Tesco after that. Actually it was more like their local mall, it had several other shops and restaurants, small food court and a cinema. The restaurants are very cheap compared to the restaurants at Ao Nang near our hotel. We ate at a Japanese noodle restaurant where a bowl of noodle was only around 70baht! One Thai dish like Pad Thai or curry at the restaurant near the hotel was easily about 150baht! Of course it's not like u could go to Tesco everyday cos it's quite a distance away. At Tesco we bought a few local snacks to bring back for our family.

After Tesco we went to an open air night Market. It was very lively but wasn't very big. Had lots of food vendors and other vendors selling this and that. We werent so game to try the food eventhough it mostly looked yummy, though the hygiene was questionable. We did buy some deep fried prawns and crabs which we thought would be relatively safe since it was fried in hot oil. It was so good and so cheap at only 40baht!

This was soooo good

Street Performer....the one being painted on...not the kid

All in all we had an hour at each place. Tesco was the only place that wasn't really enough to go to for 1 hour. It's a good tour to go on if u like to shop or or if u have enough time to fit it in.

Green Curry KFC chicken!

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