Island mania - down south!

We've now moved to another island - Koh Lanta, only a 90 minute boat ride from Koh Phi Phi. But before we show you about the place, get the kettle on and make yourself a nice cuppa by answering this COT question. What steps would you take if one of these critter lands on you? (tread carefully how you answer this - it's a type of question that my brother Ron would answer without thinking! - that's a clue).

But enough of this COT Tom Foolery. Here is the main port in Koh Lanta

This is sunbeds Thai style, a bamboo nest on stilts right on the beach. Oh and they do insist on bringing drinks and snacks on a 30 minute cycle (how do they know Elvis so well?)

The obligatory motorbike! We've had blue bikes - the bluebottle, yellow bikes - the wasp and even the silver flash -any idea what this 'pink' number should be called, keep it clean now, remember the aunties!
Always remember, when riding a motorbike to wear some quality sun glasses - but if you don't have any, just strap a windshield from a defunct space shuttle to the front of your face - I find it works just as well. Look carefully at that cute shopping basket on the front of the scooter and you'll see a bag full of rambutans. But, for a nice cup of earl grey, what's a rambutan when it's weshed?

Questions are coming thick and fast - get the scones and jam out and tell us what kind of fishing boat is this? No nets or hooks, just bright lights suspended on long arms - and they do all their 'fishing' in the black dark!

This is the pier at Koh Lanta old town - a 20 minute scooter ride to the other side of the island.

A hammock from ye olde hammock shop - yes one has been purchased, fortunately just the material part and not the two trees to support it, at least I think so, I wouldn't put it past Elvis.

Koh Lanta old town - main drag.

Get your kettles on again! What's being harvested here do you think?

Look at this picture Judge Didge - we had moved into our hotel only 3 hours earlier and already the green wheelie bin had been delivered!! Can you beat that?

All this lying around beaches can get too much for us, so we took the scooter right down to the most Southern tip of the island which is a national park. Some great jungle hikes and secluded beaches and stunning views.

The aforementioned jungle hike - halfway through and sweating like a big lad in a pie shop.

This little critter jumped off the tree and produced what I can only describe as a 'batman cape' from its back and literally glided off into the distance - bloody bizarre!

This is the gorgeous bay at the end of the walk - we were straight in for a cool down!

Now look here - my arms are not really that long - besides I'm supposed to be Tarzan not Cheetah

Here's Cheetah! Just before sunset the jungle comes alive and all the monkeys make there way to the parks and beaches - probably to clean up after the humans have left.

A new blog without a sunset - that would be like fish without chips? This is long beach - Koh Lanta at sunset and I quite like this one (CS)





I'm obviously setting the questions too hard because the Outsourcer fouled up pretty badly! The big rocky craggy things in the sea are not called big rocky craggy things Ms Outsourcer - I was looking for a particular word and people climb those ropes to harvest something more than glitter on the rocks? Do you want to try again? I hope you enjoy the blog -we might do one more when we get to Bangkok in a few days - our next stop may not have Internet - in fact a flushing toilet will be a bonus.... Elvis - get the wet wipes ready!!!!!