Wanderlust

Our favorite smoothie bar We woke up in our hotel bright and early (we always wake up early) and both of us were feeling much better. Lacey slept much better and I was ready to restart and get cracking on our travel plans for the day. We got the breakfast buffet again. It was the same pretty good food and same amazing view of the beach. After breakfast, we got another smoothie from our favorite stand. Our main morning concern was figuring out how to get across the bay to the big island of Phuket for the next leg of our journey. There were 3 options for us to choose between: a short boat ride/loooooong minivan ride in the morning, a medium speedboat ride and short van ride in the morning, or a short boat and van ride in the afternoon. We had discussed doing an island boat tour in the morning and then doing the afternoon boat and van but the cost of those combined was very, very steep. We also didn't want to spend all day in a minivan so we chose the speedboat option. It ended ...

Friday night was not good for Lacey. Because of her cold, she only got an hour or two of sleep. She tried to power through and we got the breakfast buffet from our hotel. It was one of the weirdest buffets I've ever seen. They had normal Western staples like pancakes and waffles and toast. Mixed in were normal Southeastern Asia staples like stir-fry chicken and spicy soup. Also, the bacon and sausage were made of chicken and looked odd. After finally regaining my appetite the night before, I scarfed  down a bunch of the Western stuff (helloooo carbs haha). The view during breakfast was to die for, as it always is at Railay. Phranang Beach featured hairy men in speedos lol We wandered around to a bunch of different little stores trying to find some decongestant for Lacey. We're dumb and checked our hotel store last. Of course, that store was the only one to have it. After getting the medicine she needed, Lacey rested up. I watched "Star Trek Discovery" on Netf...

Today was supposed to be one of the most exciting and awesome days of our whole trip. We were going to go to our resort on Railay Beach, one of the most beautiful beaches in the world. Unfortunately, sickness had to play a role. Long tail boat I work up early in the morning and really did not feel well. I don't know if it was just the flu or the pad thai I ate the night before or what but my stomach was not doing well. We walked around the town for a bit to find some breakfast and ended up getting smoothies. The pier where the boats to Railay left was right by there so we stopped and checked out the scene. We went back to the hostel and I slept for a little bit longer. The boat ride to Railay was pretty uneventful other than there was a guy who smelled really bad who (of course) sat by us. Major BO. There are 2 main kinds of boats here, long tail boats and speed boats. Long tail boats are long and have a crazy looking motor with a long shaft so they can traverse shallow w...