Just a few rambutan, a very popular tropical fruit
We did some adventurous sightseeing today. The wife had a great idea to ask the cabbie who always waits outside our hotel to just simply drive us around. We went to the waterfalls nearby...had to hike 15 minutes up. It was fun though. Saw some tourists up at the top, in their swimsuits. The poor old guy (in his speedo) fell off the rock and bloodied up his hand. It was then when I decided I wasn't going to follow them to see the big waterfall up close.
We went back to the same place for dinner, this Italian restaurant. We'd read about it on tripadvisor.com and wow! This was the real thing: Authentic pizza and pasta! Best since Italy without a doubt.
Well, we were able to cut our stay here in Khao Lak short by two days. We have hired a taxi to drive us 2.5 hours down to Krabi, where we will be staying at the Tubkaak Resort (Another one that we are actually paying for!) We came here two years ago and absolutely loved it. We'll go snorkelling either at Hong or Phi Phi island the day after tomorrow. They have free wifi! Hopefully the uploading won't be a problem like it has been here for the past three days.
The hotel here was gracious enough to let us have an early checkout with just a 5% fee (well, charged by the travel website). It's quite interesting how we found our driver. Last night, as we exited 7-11, the wife noticed americans getting out of an unmarked car. She told me to go ask the driver how much he would charge to go to Krabi. Nice guy, with a 2008 Corolla to boot! His quote was 700 baht ($21) cheaper than the hotel transfer, so we called him today and booked it. He'll be picking us up in 9 hours...
Pray that my camera doesn't get wet during our excursion!
Here's another video of the short hiking trip:
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