Phi Phi Island

 

Amazing day on the water yesterday. We chartered a private boat to take us to the legendary Phi Phi Island. The most incredible rock formations (karsts) that rise 20-30 stories out of the sea. Phi Phi (pronounced pee-pee) was the filming location for the 2000 Leonardo DiCaprio film “The Beach.”  The photo above shows the people standing on the filming location in Maya Bay. 





Thai long boats are the most common form of water transportation. They are powered by 8 cylinder car engines which rest on a pivot. The captain stands in the back of the boat, in front of the open motor. He controls a throttle like an outboard motor but also lifts and lowers the propeller, positioned at the end of a very long drive shaft.

Below is the Viking Cave. They found cave art on the walls, depicting a Viking ship. Hard to believe Vikings could have travelled this far but there appears to be some evidence. 

For anyone who has been to Thunder Hole in Acadia National Park, this is a similar phenomenon. The water gets trapped and compressed inside a small cave. It then sprays out like a popped champagne bottle. 


Chicken Island.  See the chicken head?




The Lorax monkey (sorry J)

Main town in Phi Phi Island



Monkey Island



Baby monkey in tow. . . 

Jelly Fish (they are everywhere here)

Thousands of tiny fish . . . 

The mother monkey again . . . .













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