Thailand, Part 2

Day 2

Today, the John Grey sea canoe tour. Bus ride to Phang Nga ("Pong Naw") bay, boat ride out to the islands. Phang nga bay is a cluster of 160 small islands, most of them uninhabitable spires of rock.

Our canoe guide takes us into caves to inside 3 of the little islands,

to see the monkeys, crab, bats, and all kinds of fishes and little creatures.

 Our guide Natt with a jellyfish. Apparently, unlike the Aussie jellys, 

these guys won't kill you if you touch them.

At night, we build Thai offering things made of banana leaves and candles. And set them into the ocean.

 they pointed out that our offering were "bio-regrettable" so it was safe to launch them out to sea.

Then we turn off all the lights, and dip our hands into the water to active the bio-luminescent plankton. So trippy, like turning the water into a lightshow that follows your hand.

Back to hotel and sleep, early flight tomorrow. We had wanted to go to Bangkok, but we unsure if things were still tense with the redshirts. Our tour guides yesterday and today both mentioned how the protests have hurt tourism in Phuket, something many locals rely on for their livelihood