Relaxing on Ko Phi Phi

We have been on Ko Phi Phi in Thailand for about 5 days now. The diving course is over. We passed!

Angus taught us everything we know about Scuba and local Phi Phi nightlife.

We are loving beach life and Bangkok is a distant memory, which not such a bad thing. Bangkok is huge, steamy, hot city stuffed with knock-off shopping, red light districts and incredibly pushy tuk-tuk drivers. Our time was spent at the markets, reclining Buddha temple and taking boats up and down the river.



The Thais are devout Buddhists. Every shop in Bangkok had a shrine placed in the main room. Each morning we watched the tailor across the lane from our hotel light incense to place in his shrine. The staff at the hotel would bow to the shrine on their way in and way out of work everyday. Here on Ko Phi Phi there is a town shrine and every morning there is a fresh offering of rice, tea, juice and chicken.

Tonight the entire town is heading to the beach for Loy Krathong, a ceremony to honor the original Buddha. Everyone has been given lanterns to light and send into the sea. We've been told that if our raft floats our marriage will be successful. I have checked it's seaworthiness, and I think we are good to go!