Day 32

Phi Phi Islands

Honestly today was kind of a blur as I was exhausted and felt a bit ill all day so I'm gonna keep it short.

Got some breakfast from 7/11 then got picked up from our hostel and headed to the port where we met out guide. Our boat was half English and half Russian guide so we definitely had a diverse group of people - most of which definitely weren't our age. After a long boat journey we arrive at Viking Cave and Phi Leh Bay. It was a nice view but the water was filled with so many exact same boats as ours. We did some swimming in a small section was okay but helped wake me up a tad.

We then went to Maya Bay - famous for being in the movie "The Beach" which I had never heard of. It was a lovely bay but you couldn't swim in the water and was filled with 100s of people getting the exact same selfie for their Instagrams. We then headed to Phi Phi Don - the main island where people stayed filled with loads of hotels and restaurants. We walked a few minutes for a buffet lunch which I'm sure was okay but I had a serious lack of appetite so felt like I was force feeding myself. As I sat there I felt something on my foot, I kicked my foot and eventually it came off. I looked down to see what it was and to my horror it was a HUGE COCKROACH. Immediately I put my feet up on my chair and wanted to leave as soon as I could. I laid on the beach before we boarded our boat again and covered in sand, we headed to see Monkey Beach from afar.

Our final stop was Khai Nok Island with a similar vibe to where we had been so far, beautiful and busy. I laid on the beach like a corpse wanting to be back at our hostel as soon as possible before washing the sand off in the small designated swimming area - passing a group of women singing half submerged - very odd. We make our way back to Phuket then driven back to our hostel. The day was okay, I'm sure me feeling terrible didn't help but I probably wouldn't do it again - even in sunnier weather. Special shoutout to the dickhead I had to sit next to on the boat the whole day (not Alfie) who insisted on spreading his legs as much as he could as often as he could.

When we got back at 6pm I pretty much showered and got to bed straight away - opting for some snacks from 7-11 instead of dinner.Read more