Stop 4: Crabby in Krabi -- Krabi, Surat thani, Ko Samui

Wild Monkeys!

From Koh Phi Phi we took the morning ferry to Krabi, where we stayed the night... big mistake. We woke up early the next morning to visit the one reason we came to this town —the Tiger cave temple.  As always, we slipped off our shoes, entered the temple and smiled at a monk who preceded to give us handmade bracelets, which are to bring us luck in the coming months. As we continued walking through the temple’s complex, we were joined by dozens of wild monkeys eager to steal our peanuts and hold our hands, yet no tigers.  The Tiger Cave Temple was depressingly tigerless. Anyways, we digress... So many monkeys, so little time.  Some were even carrying babies that couldn’t have been more than a few weeks old. 

Evolution at its finest.

We eventually reached the cave portion of the temple which was dotted with shrines in black holes. We explored in solitude. Other than a few monks, we had the entire temple to ourselves.  Thankfully, this slice of heaven calmed us enough to face the "sh*thole", if you will, and ever-so-touristy island of Koh Samui.

Our ferry to Ko Samui, a premiere beach/honeymoon destination, left in the afternoon. We arrived, decided we immediately hated how commercialized it was and balked at the island for the next 24 hours. We walked the shops, the beach and the food stalls. Even the hennas and fake bags were overpriced. We reminisced about Phi Phi and hoped for something with a little less glam and a lot more kabam.

We got tatted on the beach.

Koh Phagnan, Koh Samui’s calm older sister, awaited. 


Best Regards,
Us