Railay West Beach

After the boat ride from Krabi town to Railay West, we were completely ready for some version of paradise. Though you can't really see the colour of the crystal-clear water, I assure you it was a beautiful blue/teal/aquamarine and it was the perfect temperature: not too cold so we could plunge right in, but not too hot so it still provided a refuge from the hot January sun. The best part? I floated. Never before have I floated in water, even salt water. I don't know if my body has changed or if the salinity here was higher. It doesn't matter...it was paradise.

I had a thought as I was floating (yeah!) around in the ocean...if it wasn't for every single thing that has happened so far, I wouldn't be right here, right now. So I thanked everyone, good, bad, and ugly, for bringing me to right where I was. It was perfect...



...looking behind us, the white sand gave way to jungle-like greenery, where boutique resorts and hotels littered the grounds just out of the way of the naked eye. It was truly spectacular.

We obviously had to splurge on drinks at an ocean-side bar on Railay West. Here's where we chose:

...and the view from our table out to the ocean:

Yours truly having the nation's bevie (I'm not sure that this is true, but you get the gist): the Mai Thai

Here's Leanne's version of the somewhat-ridiculous-but-also-entirely-awesome fisherman pants made famous in Thailand. Again, we'll have to see how they hold up in Toronto ;)


Railay West Beach from the right...


...centre...


and left.