Phi Phi and Railay

This is the THIRD time I’ve written this post I lost the first two at the beautiful, but lame internet café here. I read all your comments, and it made me really happy. I love the conversation going on among you. It reminds me of my place. My blog has become cyber-mikey’s house.
I still haven’t finalized my work in Hong Kong, but that is supposed to happen in the next few days. I’m not sure what I’m gonna do with the rest of this month. Harv is going back to Bangkok and Pataya. I may go along, or go back to Phi Phi, or maybe a trip to Cambodia. I think I’ll just let it work itself out.
Since my last post, we’ve come to Railay. These are the islands use for the villain Goldfinger’s lair in the James Bond movie. Were staying on an amazingly beautiful white sand beach with blue green water lapping at the shoreline. Off to each side are thousand foot tall limestone cliffs that are colored by the water eroding them. The limestone dissolves in the water, and reforms into stalactites and stalagmites that hang from the sides of the cliffs. There are places where the water runs through the rocks and creates everything from small wholes to huge caverns. At the base of the cliffs is deep green jungle. Picturesque is an understatement. Today it rained most of the day, but after a while it cleared up enough to go out to the beach for a swim. It’s a nice place, but I think I like Koh Phi Phi better.
The day before we left Phi Phi we hired a speedboat to take us out to the other island Phi Phi Don, This is a preserved Island so no one lives on it. Before we went to “The Beach” (from the movie) our guide took us snorkeling. I was blown away, Phi Phi is as beautiful underwater as it is above. Ya know how I said I would find a dirt cheap paradise for everyone to come too? Well this is it. It’s easy to find a hotel room, or cabana for around twenty bucks, and you can eat all day for the same amount. Drinking and snorkeling can be done pretty cheap as well. It has a great night life. It has a very herbal feel, lots of dreadlocks and pictures of Bob Marley. I like it a lot. I’m sure I will visit this island again. Very likely with some of you who are reading this.
Well that’s all for now. It’s time to go out and get some dinner. Then it’s time to let the locals have another shot at beating me and Harv at pool. Last night we were killing them, and today they were asking if we’d be back at The Last Bar again.