Krabi, Thailand: Snokeling, Rock Climbing, Swimming, Cooking and Chillin' with the Monkeys

This spring Ben and I got to spend a little time in Krabi, Thailand also known as “Paradise”.  While there we were able to snorkel with the fish, swim with squid, eat with friends, fish with locals, rock climb with professionals and hike with tourists.

The only problem with Krabi is… the pests. You see, most places have spiders, cockroaches, snakes or mice, but in Krabi this is what we had to deal with:

Oops, wrong photo these definitely aren’t the pests. These are some of the greatest people on earth. We had so much fun with Blake, Jane, Nate, Jessica and cute little baby Sage. I would go to battle with anyone that claims to have a better baby traveler than Sage, she really was a dream and isn't she adorable!

Ok, these are the pests I was referring to. They actually weren’t pests, but pretty hilarious to watch. We learned that we couldn’t leave any food out or they would snatch it up.

Nate and I then learned that if you can’t beat ‘em, you may as well join ‘em.

While in Krabi we stayed on beautiful Railay Beach, a secluded island only accessible by these very local long tail boats. The Island was beautiful with great beaches, majestic mountains and crystal clear water. We stayed on a small resort where each couple had their own little villa, it was awesome.

One morning we hired our own long tail boat to take us around some of the smaller islands. The green islands are absolutely beautiful the way they shoot straight out of the crystal clear blue water.

"Big Chicken, bet you can guess how it gets it's name.

I like to call this picture “Big Chicken Dos”:)

 We spend lots of time snorkeling and playing around in the water. If one of my kids ever complains about having to wear modest swimming suits, I am going to show them this picture.



Such a cute family!



My handsome hubby chillin on the boat.

Anyone up for some beach yoga?

Another highlight was rockclimbing. Ben was seriously a machine. He was even faster than some of the locals, which is absolutely crazy because they weigh roughly 90 lbs. I couldn’t understand what they were saying, but they kept laughing and saying “monkey”.

This is the incredible view from the small hole we climbed out of.

This is the mountain we climbed up. You can see the hole 1/2 way up the mountain (the higher hole on the right). That is where we hiked too.

Ben and I also took a Thai cooking class. We learned how to make delicious Spring Rolls, Pad Thai, Tom Ka Gai, and Chicken Green Curry. It was fantastic. I honestly love Thai food and eating really was a highlight for me on this trip. We had excellent Spicy Beef Salad, Red and Green Curry, Cashew Chicken, Steamed Fish, corn roasted on the beach and Banana pancakes that would make Jack Johnson leave Hawaii.  The list of delicious dishes this country has to offer is exhaustive. Every time I’ve been to Thailand, I haven’t had a dish I didn’t like.  Did I mention I like Thai foodJ

One morning we woke up super early, very uncharacteristic of us, and went fishing. Ben caught a barracuda and I caught a belt fish...or something like that. The fisherman also caught lots of cuttlefish and squid to sell at the market.

The sunsets were absolutely gorgeous. Ben and I had a nightly ritual that included sitting on the beach drinking coconut milkshakes (just coconut milk, sugar, pineapple and ice….mmm) and watching the tide come in.

Then as we walked back to our villa we heard hundreds of frogs jump into the ponds. What were the frogs doing out of the pond you ask? This picture sums it up. They were like little drones worshipping the lanterns that lit the pathway back to our villa.