Kayaking

My favorite activity: kayaking.

What better way to enjoy my favorite activity than taking to the Phang Nya bay islands in the Gulf of Thailand.

We used the extremely legitimate company PaddleAsia to be picked up from our hostel and drove to the east coast side of Phuket through villages and different scenary than our touristy hostel town), brought to a pier where we caught a boat taxi which brought us to the islands where our sit-in sea kayaks were waiting for us. 

(Thankfully all drivers/captains/guides wore a PaddleAsia t-shirt...  There were several moments of confusion during the transfers where we were not certain exactly what was next or if we had been dumped far from our hostel as a joke.)

  

We spent the day under cloudy skies and partially rainy conditions, yet it still fits into the “Best Day Ever” category. 

The islands of Thailand are high and rocky, the sea is green and gorgeous even under overcast skies.

My favorite part was the choppy waves the guide led us through as we went around a large island (only on half of the island).  It was like white water kayaking, we even used skirts (which is a fabric that goes around your waist as you sit in the kayak then stretches over the opening to prevent water from going inside and pouring over your legs).  They were needed.

 Best day ever.