A day on the water today as we head off on a 4 island hopping boat tour. After yesterday’s sunny day, we had high hopes for something similar, however it wasn’t to be and the rain clouds descended. This didn’t dampen our fun and we started off in high spirits.

Maya Bay was our first stop and after battling some bumpy waves over the 1hr sail we arrived in the National Park. After an arrival on a makeshift busy pier, we had a short walk before arriving at Maya Bay. It’s a stunning spot with a white sandy beach and clear turquoise water, although no swimming here due to the existence of reef sharks.

Despite the light rain, nothing could dampen our excitement at seeing the beautiful bay in a tropical island setting.

Whilst we couldn’t swim, we did have a quick paddle and the water was bath warm and felt very inviting.

After our paddle at Maya Bay, we went to Loh Samah Bay for a swim off the back of the speedboat.

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We also managed to convince Michelle to join us in the water and for the first time in a long time she jumped off a boat and submerged. Big respect to Michelle who isn’t the biggest fan of open water swimming.

Lunch time brought a stop off on the larger Phi Phi Island which was a busy place when we arrived around 1.30pm, resulting in our boat having to squeeze into a space on the beach front that didn’t really exist…!!!

After a spot of lunch at one of the many ‘all you can eat’ restaurants on the beach front, we jumped back on the boat to visit Monkey beach. This was an incredible sight with grey monkeys playing on the beach and in the shallows. They have grown used to tourist visitors and sadly one or two have been feeding them making the monkeys aggressive if they think there’s food on offer.

After a short stay at the monkey beach we headed to Ao Ran Ti beach on Ko Phi Phi Don, the largest island of the archipelago. Thankfully it was very quiet and we got the chance to swim and then take a walk along the beach, allowing Amelia to search for coral stones to make a decorative picture when she’s back at home.

After visiting 4 islands over 6hrs we returned to the mainland and said a big thanks to our tour guide at Sea Eagle. A fun trip despite the rain and the bumpy ride on the way out.

As we returned to our hotel room for a shower and change we came across a large monitor lizard in one of the small pools close to our room. Wow it was big, almost crocodile proportions. Thankfully they are harmless and more scared of us than we are of them!

Tonight’s our last one at Railay beach so we returned to our favourite Thai restaurant where we went on our first night. Again the food was excellent and so very reasonable with a main meal for 3 plus drinks costing only £12.

Tomorrow we have the morning in Railay beach before we fly back up to Bangkok, with a short lay over and then another flight back south to the island of Koh Samui.