Chicken Head
The island that we anchored next to was Ko Krabi. It had a huge hong (or bay) that we checked out in the morning.
We cruised around the steep rocky cliffs of the hong. On one side, there was a small mangrove that we inspected.
After the tour, we set sail for the islands of Ko Dam Khwan (south) and Ko Dam Hok (north).
These are two small islands connected by a narrow beach that is above water in low tide. This was our first stop in really clear water and we snorkeled on the reef right behind the boat seeing schools of parrot fish, rock fish, angel fish, a see snake, trumpet fish, and giant clams. No pictures of the snorkeling activity because my family hasn’t thought to give me an underwater camera for my birthday or christmas – hint hint.
In the evening, we walked on the beach that connects the two islands at low tide.
On the south island called Ko Dam Khwan, we found the chicken head rock formation that gives the nickname for the area.
These photos have just been breathtaking–and envy-producing!!
The secondary goal of the blog is to get our friends to come visit us and take a vacation with us. What week should we expect you?
Did you have to worry about sharks?
What an awesome vacation! Thanks for the pics. This set has the first blue water, usually it looks green. Is it mostly turquoise?
I think itepends on how the sun hits it and what is below. The one where I am swimming off the back of the boat with the girls posing, was over a sandy bottom which lightened up the water.
No sharks. The most dangerous thing encountered was the slow moving jelly fish. They seemed to come in packs. In some areas it was pretty thick and in others they were nowhere to be found. Monika and Maddie got small stings from a baby jelly fish. It stung them on the face and neck. So small that they swam into it with goggles on without noticing it was there. While it stung for a while, it wasn’t as bad as a sting from a big one.