Ko Lanta is much more laid back

As discussed on the previous night Pi Pi is not the location we wanted to stay for long. Well, I suppose it depends on what you are looking for. If you find places like San Antonio in Ibiza or Temple Bar in Dublin on a Saturday night to be your thing, then it is your type of place. So, it was agreed we move on straight away. After heading off for some breakfast we all met and headed to the ferry. As we waited we were touted into staying at a guest house in our next location of Ko Lanta. For 600 baht a night. Not quite what I had being hoping to pay, although at least it was all organised, including transport, for when we arrived. We climbed aboard the ferry and spent the next three enjoyable hours racing through the waters of the Andamen seas.

A far cry from Pi Pi the port at Ko Lanta looked more like a small fishing boat mooring than a ferry port. Thankfully and fortunately our driver was standing, holding a sign for our resort, Natures Beach. He seemed to be well known by the other drivers as they smiled and gestured him as he led us to the awaiting taxi bus. Not sure whether this was a good sign or a bad sign we followed in anticipation of some big surprise. The journey took no more than fifteen minutes. We were shown a brick bungalow and two bamboo beach huts. Not quite on the beach. More adjacent and in the middle of a field. We all checked in and headed down to checkout the beach. The restaurant of our resort, had a beautiful aspect overlooking the beach. Myself, Jojo and Shane ordered some drinks from the bar. As you head further south in Thailand you will begin to notice a rise in the number of Muslims. This was very evident here with all the girls working here wearing shawls over their heads. Ko Lanta is much more laid back less touristy than we had being before. The section of beach we were at only had a small collection of 5 to ten resorts clumped together. Everyone jumped in to try out the water. Afterwards I sat down with my laptop. Jojo headed off with Nathan and played some volleyball with the locals. An hour or so later we all headed off to clean up and get ready for dinner.

The small collection of places to eat we checked out where similar in price and menu selection. We ended up suggestion a family run business to eat to the group. So with that we all met headed to dinner. The restaurant was airy and tastefully decorated with numerous handmade shell chandeliers, bamboo furniture and plants. The menu told the story of how the surrounding building and all its contents had being totally together and made by the family. The place had a really pleasant feel and the food was second to none. I even finished off my meal and was pleasantly surprised, by trying a pot of deliciious filter coffee. The gang left with smiles on their face and headed back to Peter and Shanes brick bungalow with a/c. We all lay down and watched Yes Man on Peter's PC. It fantastic bringing the computers with you when you just want to jhave a quite night and relax with a movie. Highly recommend it.