Cliffs in Railay

We arrived in Railay by ferry and then longboat late in the afternoon on December 18, after spending the morning on the beach in Koh Phi Phi. We shared a longboat with a couple Australian guys who enjoyed "adventchas" and asked us if we were from "Canadia".

Once arriving on Railay we realized it had a completely different atmosphere than Koh Phi Phi. There were actually other "adults" around, which we had been missing. Our first night we stopped at a beach pub to listen to some great live music.

December 19 we went to the beach and hung out. Unfortunately we weren't as cautious with the sunscreen as we needed to be because we both got a little burnt. In the evening after we returned to our hotel from dinner we ended up meeting our neighbors, Emily and Gary. They were a married couple (she was from England and he was from Ireland) and we had a really good time with them. Since I had been sick I opted out of drinking, and I'm glad I did, because halfway through the night, after a long conversation about how North America is behind in fashion, Gary had convinced Andrew to put on his clothes. Andrew was wearing baggy jeans that had elastics around his ankles and cargo pockets, a flannel shirt, and leather boots. Surprisingly he didn't look that bad, but this fashion definitely hasn't hit Canada yet. We were hanging out in their room so we didn't have the camera and I didn't take a picture of it, hopefully I will get my hands on the picture soon! Also, thanks to Emily and Gary we now have a few English sayings.

December 20 we decided to rent a kayak and go around parts of the island. We didn't take the camera but the cliffs in Railay were very beautiful. After our kayaking adventure, we decided that we were sick of getting so dirty from sand being blown in our faces at the beach, so we opted to stay at our hotel pool. We met Emily and Gary there for a few more laughs before they took off. In the evening, Andrew and I tried to enjoy a sunset on Railay beach, which is supposed to be beautiful, but unfortunately it was too cloudy.

On December 21 we woke up and went down to the beach to take some better pictures, as it was our last day in Railay before a quick stay in Krabi on our way to Koh Samui.

We had a really good time in Railay, even though some spots on the island smelled HORRIBLE. Railay is known for it's amazing rock climbing, but because we were too lazy and sick we decided not to do any climbs. Plus, we didn't really trust the Thai rock climbing equipment.