After some food at Mon's (we have now eaten every meal here for at least a week), we said goodbye to Craig and Melissa. It's so great when you can travel with like minded easy going people that are effortless to be around. However, it felt so good to be alone. So good that we checked out of Chill Out House and into a private bungalow on the beach with its own bathroom and a real mattress so that we could escape socialising and nights out for a while. In our...

As this was Craig and Melissa's last day on a beach before the end of their trip and before they move to cold Northern Germany, we sat and chilled out in the sun all day. Then all of a sudden a feeling came over us and we switched in to exercise mode. This happens every once in a while (generally after a long partying stint. Char has already had three nights off drinking due to that unhealthy feeling) and we ran the length of long beach and back while completing ...

First order of business. Return to the old town to order some 97% hand made silver rings that we came across yesterday. We have passed up on too many cool souvenirs at this point to miss another. We have been looking for something like this to reminds us of our journey for a while now. The ridiculously hot weather means one thing. BEACH DAY. Time went so quickly and in no time the sun was setting. We are now the proud owners of a selfie stick and tripod tha...

The storm all night last night kept everyone in the oversized tree house awake. Some parts of it also collapsed causing screaming in the middle of the night. We awoke to a disastrous scene. The roof of the Chill Out House had given way. Everything was soaking wet and the attempt by the staff to keep things dry had been destroyed. This was a sign of things to come as today was a day full of fails but with good intentions. We had promised Craig and Melissa ...

We said our goodbyes to some good friends today - Lucy and James, James and Johnno and Alex. But fortunately not Craig and Melissa for now we would carry on the trip together. We made the steep climb to the Phi Phi viewpoint and got the "Photo", the best viewpoint to date. The shape and landscape of this island is unique. We then rested our aching bodies on the beach. The heat was unbelievable which made it hard on Matt's bare feet. The flip flop thief will ...