Hi Guys,
Yesterday morning we woke up at 5:30am, yes that's right, before sunrise on our vacation - to go swimming with the sharks. The company we booked the tour on took us out on a longtail boat and first thing we got out on the water and not too far away was a big pod of dolphins!! The tour guide had us stop the boat to get in the water with them, and he goes "Oooh I've only seen dolphins a few times, I'm scared!!" To which I said uh oh, we're going swimming with sharks with you and you're scared of dolphins??? ha. They ran off after we stopped the boat though, so didn't get too close. We did however, get very close to some reef sharks - they looked scary but they were fairly harmless, seemed more afraid of us than us of them. We had to swim very quietly (no splashing) and not use our arms (back fins only) to swim, they were only about 3-5feet big, no huge ones. It was fun though, got to see lots of other colorful fish and coral, a few conch shells, razor fish - lots of jellyfish which freaked me out, but come to find out they are the non-stinging type. The guide picked one up and handed it to me b/c I told him they were concerning to me. ha.
In the afternoon we really just relaxed on the beach in the shade of some trees. Took a nap - and then got Thai massages right on the beach - beautiful setting and the massages were wonderful, although slightly more expensive than the last few we've gotten (300baht, or $10). :)
Today we're going to relax this morning and we're going on a snorkeling/kayaking tour this afternoon to Koh Phi Phi Ley, another island not far away - supposed to be some really beautiful caves and beaches. The tour is 1pm through sunset.
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