Ko Lipe is all the way on the South Western part of Thailand right near Malasia so we knew it would take at least a full day of traveling to get there. We made it all the way to the port town of Pak Bara where the ferry to Ko Lipe leaves from when I found out that my new debit card (I lost the first one in the Bangkok airport) had been sent to a hotel in Krabi. The next fay, while Andrew took our backpacks to Ko Lipe, I took a 4 hour bus ride to Krabi to retrieve my card. I spent the night in Krabi and took a 7am bus to Pak Bara to make the 11:30am ferry to Ko Lipe. The day and a half of travel was annoying but worth it and I still was able to spend 3 nights and days in Ko Lipe.
The ferry to Ko Lipe was much more rocky and disorganized than our previous ferry experiences. Andrew said that the waters were so rough on his ride that many of the people on his ferry needed barf bags. I was very happy to get to Ko Lipe with only a small day bag to carry and a bungalow already booked by Andrew. I was able to relax right away.
Ko Lipe is a beautiful quint island and we were lucky enough to be there during the low season (not too many people) but also got lucky with beautiful weather (which is not always the case this time of year). It seems that it is a very popular destination for Asian tourists and there were also a lot of locals interspersed throughout the resort areas. Our resort was actually next to the island's. Ko Lipe also had tons of dogs (we are not sure if they were pets) that roamed the beaches and streets as if they opened the place.
Most of our stay was relaxing and enjoying the beautiful beaches. The first day we tried to snorkel the water wasn't very clear because it was still pretty rough. Ut the next day we were able to see some fish and Coral. Another treat of Ko Lipe was the fresh and inexpensive fish. Each night we got a different fish that was grilled right in front of us to perfection.
Another highlight was the sunsets in "Sunset Beach" (we were staying on Sunrise Beach). Sunset beach was very private and although we have seen many sunsets in Thailand, this one may have been the best yet. We also stopped by a bar on Sunset beach called Boom Boom bar which had very friendly locals and the same chill vibe as the bars in Ton Sai.
Since this was our last stop in Thailand (our Visa only lasted 30 days), we needed one last Thai massage. We found a massage parlor on the beach and I think that this was my best massage so far.
Overall, Ko Lipe was a perfect island to end our one month in Thailand. We were able to relax and enjoy is beauty but we were also ready for the city life again. Off to Vietnam!!
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