2014-12-20-Day31: Ao Nang & Monkeys

We were all a little sunburnt after yesterday's cruise, so we took it easy today. Took the monkey trail to the nearby town of Ao Nang, did some shopping, had lunch, ice cream, then played with the monkeys on the way back.

In the evening I played some pool with the kids, then we went for sushi.

A female helping another groom her baby and herself.

A youngster scraping the last bits off a banana peel 

Jenny has gone ape over monkeys

and again...

Alisa giving up a piece of fruit

2014-12-19-Day30: Krabi 4 island tour

Today we took a speedboat to tour four islands and do some snorkeling. We saw a cave with a shrine to a fertility god in which locals have deposited hundreds (thousands?) of wood-carved phalluses (required some explanation to the kids), snorkeled and saw many species of tropical fish, walked a sandbar that at low tide makes two islands crossable.

In the evening we watched a show with firedancers, Thai dancing girls, and ate local food.

Who ever carved this one was a real overachiever!

 

Kids exploring a cave

 

Tom and I hanging around

Playing on the sand bar

Alisa enjoying the water

2014-12-18-Day29: Krabi and Monkeys

After seeing a bunch of monkeys on the monkey trail yesterday (I guess I shouldn't have been surprised, given the nme). We went back to look for them before breakfast today. We saw a bunch, and snapped some pictures. I'll post more later after we download them all.

Later, the kids played in the sand, Alisa and Tom each spent some time paddle boarding, and I got a 5k run in, going to town to get some supplies and once again braving the monkey trail.

Monkeys on the monkey trail

 

Jenny sitting beside a cheeky bird who's been bugging us all week, and whom we've named "Cheeky Bird"

Tom Paddleboarding

2014-12-17-Day28: Krabi

I thought I'd go for a run in the morning, only to find out the trail out of the resort involves climbing some rickety stairs/ladders attached to a very steep hill. On the way back, it was covered with MONKEYS and I had to descent passing within inches of a few of them!

Rest of day was spent at the beach. All the family tried paddle boarding (kids did well at it. Dad, not so much). Later we went kayaking. Topped it off with dinner outdoors, which was lovely.

2014-12-16-Day27: Krabi

Day 1 of a week at this resort and the kids spent the WHOLE day on the beach. From first thing after breakfast, until after the sun went down. Alisa and I alternated between ocean and pool. Monkeys visited us in the late morning.

Pics later when I get a chance

2014-12-15-Day 26: En route to Krabi

Last morning in Singapore was uneventful. Breakfast, then enjoyed the observation deck at the hotel for a bit, then packed and off to airport.

Cab to airport, lunch, flight to Krabi, Thailand. Long wait at customs, then ~30 min bus ride to harbor in Krabi, then 45 min wait for the boat, then 20 min speedboat past some spectacular coast line, finally arriving at our resort.

By the time we got checked in, it was almost sunset. We decided to do a short walk on the beach before dinner. Kids were immediately to their elbows in sand, playing with some other gusts' kids. Alisa and I grabbed a cocktail, watched the sun go down, Had a lovely dinner outdoors beside the beach, kids played till way too late, then we retired for the evening.

2014-12-14-Day25: Singapore

Back to the hotel rooftop for breakfast, then did some exploring of the city. Admired the architecture, but didn't partake of the shopping, that seems to be one of the main draws here. In the afternoon, we went to the 'Alive museum' which was really a collection of trompe l'oeil artwork set up to allow you to pose as part of it and take pictures. A couple examples below. Back to the hotel for a late day swim, dinner, a movie, and bed.

Tomorrow we leave for Thailand!

Matthew and I enjoying a swim (previous evening)

Tom and Matthew at breakfast

Tom fighting off the Mongol horde

Matthew displaying newfound gymnastic abilities