The bungalows don’t look like bananas either so I’m left puzzled why this hotel is named after a banana

They’ve got a nice swimming pool here but with so much chlorine in it that you can’t have your eyes under water, it hurts too much

I took another minivan from Khao Lak to what people call Krabi but really is Ao Nang. I’ve rented a scooter and am now exploring the Ao Nang area. This is the view NE from the bridge over what I think is called the river Son

Nopparat Thara beach, the tide is out

What’s that on the beach!? Tens, no… hundreds, no… thousands, no… tens of thousands (if not more) little crabs!

Cute little things

They disappear the moment you come near so you’ve got to sit really still and then they surface and you can take a photo

Feisty!

I wonder if crabs maybe gave Krabi its name?

The crabs also (like to?) make these little balls of sand, you find these patches of balls everywhere

Looking east

On the far west of Nopparat Thara Beach there are a few little islands, when the tide is out you can walk over to some of them

I had a nice little swim here as well

The beach is lovely but I’m not sure I’d like lying there on my towel knowing there so many little crabs right below me

Hat Noppharat Thara – Mu Ko Phi Phi National Park

I’d seen videos about these pancakes before, time to have one! They’re good!

Lots of people anticipating the coming sunset

And I can see why

While waiting for sunset I have a smoothie and listen to this fine Thai guitar player and singer. He has absolutely no idea what he is singing, he has clearly learned the lyrics phonetically but it sounds really nice with the odd lyrical quirk

Just a few more minutes

Meanwhile I get my pizza which tastes really good

Beautiful sunset, worth the wait

Still playing and singing

Beach still has a few people on it but most have moved to the bars and restaurants

Like the very one I was at, which by the way gets terrible reviews and I too had a small issue with them because when I got the bill there was a ‘service charge’ on it which was not mentioned anywhere on the menu, so I refused to pay it, which was fine. I guess they just charge it to everbody hoping they will just go along with it and whoever complains doesn’t have to

Anyway, lots of little bars and smoothie stalls here

Wow, a dragon!