Coral Island

Our final excursion was our trip to Coral Island, in the Gulf of Thailand. Needless to say I was thrilled to have yet another positive experience to end our Thailand trip with. We boarded a pretty rustic speedboat on the beach behind our hotel for about a 30minute ride to Coral Island. The island had clear clear blue water with white soft sand beach, the water was as clear as the top of the Erawan water fall. Interestingly there were absolutely no fish or animals visible in the water, just clear all the way through. I could be in up to my shoulders and see my toes, in this water I had no reason to be scared! We explored the beach, climbed the rocks on the opposite end, and enjoyed a fresh seafood lunch of the som Tom spicy soup, whole crab, shrimp, oysters, a whole grilled fish (like the fish in Nicaragua at Lago Nicaragua!) and tempura of fish and vegetables. Delicious! Along with a fresh blueberry smoothie/shake. Relaxed the rest of the afternoon in the warm water, by 3 we were all sunburned and ready to escape the strong Thailand sun to return to the hotel. After returning, we decided to get a beachside oil Thai massage, $300 baht! Even better than our first with the sounds of the ocean and the breeze. Bitter sweet, knowing this would help us for our incredibly long travel back home the following day..