Once again, we were pleasantly surprised to find one of the nicer beaches we’ve seen in Thailand, with a very picturesque backdrop of karst limestone cliffs. Given that this beach and the adjoining beach can only be accessed by boat, it wasn’t overcrowded either, but, of course, that meant people had to wade through the water to shore after a day’s outing and being dropped off at their resort by a “longtail”. We’re not altogether sure, though, how new arrivals, straight off their flight, would get to these resorts without having to wade too. Fortunately the anchorage wasn’t crowded either, with only two other yachts anchored when we arrived. However, we were about to find out the reason for this lack of cruisers!
Since the tide was falling and we couldn’t find any information on whether or not there was a fringing reef, we decided to enjoy a nap after lunch and wait for the rising tide to dinghy ashore.
Once ashore, we enjoyed a nice long walk on the beach. We’d barely got to the far end, though, when a light drizzle starter. As we continued our walk and explored the Railay Village area, where we stopped and ordered a takeaway dinner, including a roti each for dessert; Nutella for Roy, Mango and Nutella for Elaine, yum, by now, the rain was pouring down, the waves were rolling in, Paw Paw, along with the other yachts in the anchorage, was bouncing around side-to the swell, which continued for most of the night, and we had the challenge of getting the dinghy through the breakers. It was just another sunny day in Thailand!
