Day 326: Snorkling at Koh Roh / Koh Haa

Snorkeling day! We found an online tour to snorkel in three spots as well as enjoy Thalu Beach; we coordinated with Peter to join us. It was an hour boat ride to the first spot and the first true day of sun.

Koh Rok Noi island was beautiful. While snorkeling we saw large sea clams, starfish, and the usual Finding Nemo characters. We hopped back in the boat and hit another spot where the water was rough and the boat was close to shore. Here we saw huge sea slugs and barracuda schools.

We stopped on Koh Rok Yai island for lunch, where sea monitors circled the tables waiting for scraps. The lizards were not afraid to walk right up until the guides would swat them away. The tour included an extra hour of beach time so we frolicked in the warm water.

The final snorkeling spot was at Koh Haa and they saved the best for last. This reef was between three large rocks and cliff faces with a little sandy beach built into the side. More colorful sea clams and Kieran also found a huge eel.

Upon returning to Koh Lanta, we made plans to meet up at Peter’s apartment for cocktails and dinner. We sipped on whiskey, dirty martinis, and red wine while chatting about Pete’s kids, pets, girlfriends, and life as a building contractor. He retired after the pandemic and always had a travel bug. Born in 1950s, his uncle told him if he learned a new language, he would pay for Pete to travel to Europe. So Pete went backpacking in Europe during the 1970s and we were joking how he didn’t really get to see Eastern Europe. Of course, now retired he’s finally traveling again.

It was a wonderful time and he admitted it was nice to have to kids around for Thanksgiving and we thanked him for being our adoptive dad for the last few days. We said goodbye to Pete and crashed hard at home.

Food:
Pad Ew Sew
Chicken Curry
Noodles with gravy
Fish tacos

Spots:
Koh Rok Yai
Koh Rok Noi
Koh HaaLes mer