Maya bay

I am up early as I'm supposed to be getting the boat at 8am I arrive early as always to be told the boat is going to be a little late, but this is Thai time and I make myself comfortable in the bakery while I wait we eventually leave at 1015 which means there are many more boats in front of us. The first stops monkey Island and there are no monkeys there , but I'm not disappointed as I literally have them on my balcony We park at tge front of maya bay entrance and get to snorkel for a good 30 minutes before making our way to join the queue trying to offload at the jetty. The bay has been closed for 3.5 years to try and help the ecosystem here and its really worked it only opened in January to tourists but prior to closing all the boats would come into the bay and park up so you never got to experience the bay in all its glory. The craziness is they've put a huge floating jetty on the back pier and as they are offloading and onloading passengers the turbulence from the boats is causing the jetty to Bob around like a Cork in a waterfall. I'm glad I've got my sea legs because a lot of people on the boat are feeling a bit worse for wear and we haven't stepped foot on the jetty yet . Luckily as we arrive lots of people are leaving the numbers are restricted to 4125 per day but only 375 at one time. Its crazy this place was made so famous by a film but I really hope they keep the numbers regulated as it needs protecting. It makes me giggle because the park ranger keeps blowing his whistle at all the people vying for the best insta or Facebook picture . It really annoys me when people dont abide to the rules when they are in a foreign country. The whistle is blown constantly for my duration and im glad ive got to appreciate this place before tourism really ramps up . We head then to lai bay which is beautiful turquoise waters that are surrounded by sheer limestone drops. We then pass the viking caves this is where birds build edible nests, I'm sure you've heard of bird best soup, but people stay here now to protect the birds and to stop people stealing the nests. My evening is spent having my last dinner at Anna's and far too many drinks. As I wander home I can hear the group of Thai people behind me laughing as I try and walk in a straight line .Читать далее