KK part 2

Back in KK, the weather is beautiful - all I need now is to get on one of those islands....so I go to the marina and it turns out I have to wait until the next morning. Oh well, I will spend the afternoon looking around at the shops...oh wait, it is almost the end of Ramadan and most places are closed early. Good thing there are lots of good restaurants on the water!

The next day, I meet my guide and boat at 8am to head out for a three island tour: Mamutik, Sulug and Manukan islands. Each island is beautiful - Sulug is by far the smallest and I get it in my head that it would be fun to go around the rocky shores of the island, so the boat driver drops me (the guide too) off the shore of one of the rocky parts because he can't get close...bright idea Gina. After getting caught in a set of waves near the rocks (they were not small - the waves or the rocks) I figured out it wasn't the most brilliant idea. oops. Good thing the guide was with me!
When we got back to the beautiful, small, sandy, rockless beach, the rest of the group was ready to go (it hadn't really been that long), they had already discovered the snorkeling wasn't very good. So we headed off to the last of the three islands: Manukan. This island was much bigger, with several restaurants, places to stay and much longer, beautiful sandy beaches. (no rocks here!). Ahhh, now I can relax and lay in the sun. I get reports the snorkeling isn't great and there are definitely no turtles... I had enough water already, so I enjoy staying dry. :)

All the shops are definitely closed when we get back to the dock by 5, so I head out for dinner with my new hostel roommate. I think by now all this foreign food is starting to catch up to me, or maybe it was one meal...but I head in early and stay in bed until 11 or 12 the next day. At least my room has AC! Ahhh, yes, and it is the end of Ramadan, which means EVERYTHING is closed, including all pharmacies. fantastic. Good thing I am going to Singapore to stay at a friends house tomorrow. :)