Ko Lanta offered us another motorcycle adventure, which ended with no injuries despite sudden changes in the quality of the road: one minute paved the next not, and bumpy, very. Tom and I didn't know we were going to try off road motor biking. We mixed a short afternoon ride south of our hotel to a nature preserve that had a river hiking trek to a magnificent water trickle. Apparently more rain is needed to see an actual water fall. Made for a good laugh and needed exercise. Day two, took us to the island's Old Town, which is a hundred year old port for the Chinese who settled and/or traded here when tourism wasn't the major industry. The Sea Gypsies live near this town. We saw a lot on our two days here; it is a lovely and peaceful island, but the most memorable for me was a child and her grandma playing with a bucket full of baby ducks. They live in a small ramshackle village of what we think is the remains of the Sea Gypsy camp that was significantly wiped out during the tsunami. Really sad. But beautiful, exquisite people. See for yourselves:
Speed boat from Ko Ngai through a giant preserve of mangroves
Arrival at Ko Lanta
Welcome massage at our lovely hotel...very zen called Sri Lanta
Old Town...once a major port for Chinese imagrants
Hammock Heaven
Butcher shop...likely a fresh kill
Child and here grandma...likely Sea Gypsies...there are no tourist signs for this...thankfully
Man carving an axe handle...he was lovely and so sweet
Drying fish for meals
A perfect place to view another 'Chang' sunrise
Ko Lanta offered us another motorcycle adventure, which ended with no injuries despite sudden changes in the quality of the road: one minute paved the next not, and bumpy, very. Tom and I didn't know we were going to try off road motor biking. We mixed a short afternoon ride south of our hotel to a nature preserve that had a river hiking trek to a magnificent water trickle. Apparently more rain is needed to see an actual water fall. Made for a good laugh and needed exercise. Day two, took us to the island's Old Town, which is a hundred year old port for the Chinese who settled and/or traded here when tourism wasn't the major industry. The Sea Gypsies live near this town. We saw a lot on our two days here; it is a lovely and peaceful island, but the most memorable for me was a child and her grandma playing with a bucket full of baby ducks. They live in a small ramshackle village of what we think is the remains of the Sea Gypsy camp that was significantly wiped out during the tsunami. Really sad. But beautiful, exquisite people. See for yourselves:
Speed boat from Ko Ngai through a giant preserve of mangroves
Arrival at Ko Lanta
Welcome massage at our lovely hotel...very zen called Sri Lanta
Old Town...once a major port for Chinese imagrants
Hammock Heaven
Butcher shop...likely a fresh kill
Child and here grandma...likely Sea Gypsies...there are no tourist signs for this...thankfully
Man carving an axe handle...he was lovely and so sweet
Drying fish for meals
A perfect place to view another 'Chang' sunrise 
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