Day 324: Ferry Ride / Maya Bay

To get to our next destination, we ferried across two island chains with two boats. The most famous sites in this region are Phi Phi Island and Maya Bay. We chose to skip these locations because accommodations are costly and you can’t swim in Maya Bay for conservation reasons; we also decided to not book any tours to these spots.

To our surprise, our ferry ride to Koh Lanta stopped in Maya Bay and Phi Phi for the transfer; we got to “see” the bay anyway without paying an egregious tour fee! While standing on the ferry deck snapping pictures, we meet an older gentleman named Peter who is on a 6 month gap year! He retired during the pandemic and wanted to get back to traveling. He spent a month in Bali and planned time in Vietnam until he got sick and flew to Bangkok for a hospital. He had zero plans so we chatted with him and got his number to meet up later. He was kind enough to share his taxi ride as well.

Koh Lanta is an island farther south and is known for less touristy spots. We booked the perfect accommodation with air conditioning, fridge, kettle, and a big bed; 5 minute walk to the beach. Plus the owner has 4 fat cats!! We spent about 15 minutes petting a cute orange one and a chunky cookies and cream cat we named chubbers. We got settled, dropped off laundry, and went swimming until sunset finished.

Hotel: Serendipity

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Phi Phi
Maya Bay
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