Our first full day in Phi Phi Don has been amazing...an early morning stroll on the beach while last night's partiers slept off their hangovers, tasty (and cheap!) papaya salad for lunch, some sun and swimming this afternoon...it definitely feels like vacation!

Some pics from our day:




Our bungalow, nestled in the side of the foliage-covered mountain. It's quite a hike up from the beach and the 'town', but it's worth it, as the distance makes it quiet and not too busy.



Our pretty little bungalow.




The beach, the beach, the beach! (Don't be too jealous...the water is a little dirty.)




A little dirty...but totally gorgeous! Although it could easily be mistaken as simply 'poorness', some of the 2004 tsunami aftermath is still really visible in areas. It appears that they prioritized the tourist-y areas over the more 'local' residential sections of the island. So, the beach areas are nice and fixed up, but a few hundred meters inland, you find a lot of trash, half-built homes and piles of rubble.










Off for dinner now...a lengthier post to follow!

Johnna