Kayaks, mangroves, BBQs and boxers

We set off early for our two day sea-kayaking adventure. The morning kayak took us through mangrove swamps, which were incredibly still and calm, almost eerie, with monkeys and immense lizards watching our every move and bats hanging in huge groups from the trees. Well, it was calm until a particularly sharp bend left me and Lauren wedged among the roots of the mangroves until we had room to reverse and try again.

After yet another amazing sailor’s lunch we spent the afternoon jumping into the sea from the top of the boat, trying and failing to pose in mid-air for photos. The kayak guides invented a game which I shall name ‘whoever-knocks-their-opponent-off-the-rubber-dinghy-in-the-most-undignified-fashion-wins’, which was pretty fun until all the seawater we swallowed started to take effect. Also…did you know that there are such things as sea lice? And that they bite like mad? Well, now you do.

And...freeze

Aaand...pose (I said pose, Lauren!)

We arrived at Koh Yao Noi, a small Muslim island, for the night – Lauren and I managed to bag ourselves a two-person seafront bungalow complete with hammock while the other girls found themselves sleeping ten to a hut. Oh, how we laughed. We spent the early evening on the beach, followed by an incredible BBQ. We ended the night by watching young trainee Thai boxers practise their moves, and having a go ourselves. Sarah showed off her two years of lessons, making the rest of us look slightly inadequate.

BBQ on Koh Yao Noi

Trainee Thai boxers

Beach Bungalow, Koh Yao Noi

Koh Yao Noi

Kayaks, mangroves, BBQs and boxers

Krabi, Thailand