A new day came. We went to get breakfast at the hotel restaurant. The breakfast was served buffet style. The varieties were good enough. The 3-in-1 milo sachet here was smaller size than Malaysian size, good enough for a cup of milo. Fried rice was really good. We packed our stomach then headed to the snorkel shop for our trip today.
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| Hotel buffet |
We were handed a waiting number at the shop. We went to get our snorkel gear then waited to be called. They were 3 groups, 9 of us in total for a longtail boat. We started the trip by heading to the furthest spot, Hin Son (Rock on Top). We did not stop, just looked and took picture from the boat.
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| Koh Hin Son |
We started to snorkel at Koh Lugoi. Most of the corals were brownish in color. Lots of fish. To be honest I was kinda disappointed because it was not as colorful as I imagined. I was hoping the next spot will be better than this one.
We went to another spot which I forgot the name. I can find lots more Nemo here but the water was pretty deep so the coral looks far away. It will be interesting to view if you can dive.
We had our lunch break at Koh Rokroy (or Lokloy?). This was one of the most beautiful beaches I've been. The island was small but the water was super clear and not too many rocks in the water for us to enjoy swimming and selfie sessions. The lunch was packed in a tupperware. We got seafood fried rice, lots of watermelons and sweet pineapples, and a 2L of mineral water. We ate lunch on the rock while enjoying the sea breeze and the breathtaking view.
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| Lots of people enjoying the clear water at Koh Rokroy |
After lunch we headed to Koh Hin Ngam, the Island with lots of polished black stones. Didn't snorkel here, just took pictures and had some "Dilwale" moments using pareo and the strong breeze as our props (you know what I mean if you watched the movie).
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| "YOLO" at Koh Hin Ngam...someone apparently had too much time in hand to arrange this pebble. |
Just our luck, we didn't get to see 2 spots because Princess of Thailand was visiting the island and while she's there the area is off-limits. I wish I'm the princess so I can get such a royal treatment as well.
We stopped at Hat Ling to watch the monkey's family being fed by our boatman. Then we headed to last stop, Jabang, which already near to Koh Lipe. This site has the most beautiful coral among many spots we went. However the current was the strongest here. I was panicking for awhile because I didn't move from my spot for awhile after swam hard to get back to our boat. Luckily there was rope connected to the boat so I just went along the rope to get back. One of the girl in our boat threw up almost all of her lunch. Hm..more food for the fishes I guess.
We headed back to Koh Lipe afterwards, earlier than planned time. Wished they refund some part of our money because we skipped 2 spots. I am bit disappointed with the coral views (maybe because I have been to Perhentian Island which was wayyy amazing), but I would say Koh Rokroy saved the day. The beach was super beautiful.
The water seems super clear today compared to the day before that we can see corals by just walking along the Pattaya Beach! I was super excited that we went back to the room just to pray then went back to the beach. The water level was low so we just kept walking in the water and took pictures of the coral from surface. There were lots of sea urchins so we were advised by the hotel receptionist to wear slippers while walking in the water, in case we step on it.
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| Can even see Nemo!!! Look how clear the water was. The prickly stuff at bottom was sea urchin. |
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| Super clear water |
We had fun observing the fishes and the corals nearby the beaches. When the night almost came, we headed back to the room.
Since tonight was the last night, we went to eat at Khonlay Restaurant that we saw lots of people had dinner the night before. Ordered sweet & sour fish, tomyum goong, fried squid with salted egg, and stir fried veggies. The meal turned out superb! We tried a type of sea algae (or is it seaweed) and ate it with belacan sauce. The seaweed was naturally salted by the sea and a good companion with rice.
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| Seaweed (greeny thing) with belacan sauce |
There was this restaurant specializing in cha yen called Terbilang OTOP Satun that we saw since our first day but yet to try. We ordered cha yen and milk green tea. The skilled brother "pulled" the tea as high as he can, exactly like the poster behind him, leaving nice froth on the surface of the tea. Both cha yen and milk green tea were good so we made mental note to buy this again before we leave the island tomorrow.
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| Skilled guy "pulling" the best cha yen in Koh Lipe |
Next, we headed to massage parlor for a good ol' Thai Massage. I requested back massage only, but it turned out she massaged my whole body while focusing longest time on my back. We all requested soft massage but nevertheless still felt the pain when they stretched, pushed and pulled our whole body. I was crying in my mind whenever she gave me the "punch". After enduring 1 hour of ordeal (good ordeal I guess since we felt sooo much better afterwards), we were served with hot tea after the massage.
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| My friend in the midst of being "smackdown" by a professional massager. Pictures not clear due to me laughing at her before I end up with the same ordeal. |
I bought postcards to send to myself and my parents. Just a habit I started recently to keep some memories from any trip I make.
We rested awhile at the beach while munching snacks and gazing at the stars before headed back to our room for a nightcap.
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