Railay Beach Day 2 - “Tanland”

Thailand should be renamed as Tanland, in my professional opinion. When we arrived in Thailand, I asked Mike if you can get a tan in Thailand. (You can insert your version of his answer here). Man do I know what a d-u-m question that was now!

Railay Beach reminds me a bit of Mexico. How? Not because of any tacos, not because of inappropriate beach vendors trying to sell head bands to Spring breakers and it isn’t the language but… because of the tans!

Just like in Mexico, you can tell the tourist that have just arrived (zero tan), the tourists that have been here a day or two (lobsters) and the one’s that have been baking for a few days now (golden brown). I can say that Mike and I are officially Day 2 Railay Beach tourist. 😬

First stop for the day was a beach around the bend from Railay called Prah Nang Cave Beach. A short 10-minute walk (monkey included) brought us to a quieter beach, with soft sand and crystal clear water. A-maz-ing! The pics may look familiar since this beach/rocks (I.e., karsts) are the “poster-child” for when one searches for Thai beaches.

Excited (and hot), we set up camp with our towels and beverages, and off I went to take a dip. I’m not usually a dipper but it was hot, the water was temp perfect so without thought, I went for it. Well… apparently there are tiny jellyfish where I went in and took me a min to realize the stinging I was feeling wasn’t the sand blasting my legs as the waves came in. Trying not to throw a sweet temper-tantrum and make a scene, I made my way back to our “camp” and waited for the welts to form. I’m exaggerating the pain and welts, but let’s say it was most displeasing. Thank goodness I had some Benadryl in our med kit! #likeaboyscout

TRAVEL TIP: If no one is swimming in one particular area, probably a reason.

After a few hours, it was time for a coffee and a bit of shade. So we snagged a couple joe’s from a coffee shop on the route back and then posted up back at our hotel by the pool/beach to finish our day.

BOOK UPDATE: My RBF had returned, so when Mike went to fly his drone, no one wanted to chat with me and so I was able to read my book! Hallelujah!

Evening included lightweight clothing for lobster-status, dinner along the walking street (we didn’t order the Patato 😉) and an oil massage for me and Thai massage for Mike. Lose as gooses now… (opposite of the goose is loose - those days have sailed for us).

Off to our last stop of this adventure tomorrow… the island of Koh Yao Noi.

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