On Christmas eve we went on a trip to the Four Islands tour off Koh Lanta. It wasn't the sunniest of days and we came across rain and a storm and the trip back was not the easiest but it was nevertheless an enjoyable day out. The snorkeling was fantastic and it was just great to be swimming in the lovely blue waters of the Andaman again.
A highlight of the day had to be the swim though the Emerald Cave. I had at some stage read about swimming through a cave to get to a beach but did not think we would be up to any of that. We pulled up to a cliff face and the boat man handed us the life jackets, pointed to the cave and said "Swim!". I then gathered in my elementary command of Thai that it would be a 10 minutes swim and its going to be dark - hence the head torch he was putting on! YIKES!!
The water in the shade was very cold and very deep. I normally hate other tourists around at these spots but believe me it was very comforting at that point. The swim through the cave was not for the fainthearted. It was not straight through and we were in between groups so it got very dark in there. I somewhat felt like I as in a queue for a Disneyland attraction waiting for the ride to appear at any moment except that the adrenelin was magnified 100x and there were no cast members showing us the way. And it was a relief seeing the light emerge on the other side and to come onto an amazing white beach with crystal clear water!
And coming out again on the other side. Where's our boat gone?!!
And with all that swimming it was time for lunch. Here's our boatman carrying our lunch onto an island which name I don't know.
Now that's lunch with a view!
And after lunch it was more snorkeling and jumps off the boat
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