Phuket 2010 Day 3

Yes, finally changed the layout of our blog after 4 years - decided to do some hands-on for the header and changed the colour scheme. Hope you are still used to the new colours :) To continue from where we left off, Phuket Day 3!

Started Day 3 with fruits breakfast, super healthy!

We have another activity lined up - ATV, Elephant Trekking & White water rafting. No pictures on white-water rafting as there were no stops along the way and we didn't want to risk dent dent dropping into the waters. Rafting was more exciting than the rivers in Bali, do give it a try! OK - back to our ATV adventure.

We were all dressed in T-shirt & shorts!

The group that got here before us.

T&C and also disclaimers that they will not be responsible for any injuries etc.

Leecher can't wait to jump onto the vehicle.

Vehicle on standby.

All lined up except for EK who was busy placing orders on the phone, lol!

Vroom Vroom! Get your mark ready - 1,2,3!

Down the road .....

Into a mini plantation ...

Mid point! For photo-taking & taking a breather.

Relaxing before we made our way down the hill.

The friendly guide

Just as we were taking pictures, EK had to come & disturb!

So I also went to kar-jiao Pris & him, lol!

Soon, it was time to return the vehicles & we made our way to the next destination - some well-known temple with lots of monkeys running around.

We didn't venture into the temple & stayed outside with our drinks, and chit-chat with our new friends from Indonesia.

The guys were pretty awesome on the ATV earlier, because they were used to playing with ATVs at home. In fact, the ones that they had at home were more powerful that what we rode on earlier. No wonder they were always in the front of the pack.

Simple lunch before our rafting activity. No pics on our rafting :(

After rafting, we went to the elephant camp for elephant trekking.

Slowly making their way to the station.

Bananas which you can buy to feed the elephants for their effort.

Pris & EK got onto the elephant first.

Leecher decided that he wanted to connect with the elephant, so he moved and sat on the elephant instead of the seat.

Cute elephant waving his trunk to pose for pictures!

Trying to maintain his balance while we crossed over a mini "river".

Then, I decided that I wanna be in the hot seat too!

Posing with the elephants, just like in Bali :)

We were famished by the time we got back and decided to give ourselves a nice lil treat for dinner :)

Phuket 2010 Day 2 P2

Boat leaving similan island to the next destination

Singha beer to accompany us along the way, much to Leecher's delight.

Inching closer to the final stop for the day.

This picture will give a great hint on where is the location ..... *look at the shape of the rocks*

Obvious enough? Easily the most recognisable and photographed landmark in the Similans, Donald Duck Bay is named after a rock on the north side of the bay that resembles the cartoon character.

Another rock, known as the Sail Rock is the most prominent large boulder that balances precariously at a seemingly impossible angle.

Stepping out to explore the island! It was scorching hot that we had to resort using our towels as "umbrellas".

Leecher spotted something unusual about the rocks.

Check this out!

These were seashells attaching themselves to rocks. However, be careful not to touch them as some were quite sharp and you could end up injuring yourself.

We had to walk through the land bare-footed as our slippers were being kept by the instructors.

Awesome view from the top!

Leecher doing his "Buddha" pose. We were thankful that we brought the towels along, as the rocks were hot enough for eggs to be cooked. I'm amazed that we were able to walk around bare-footed during that point of time!

Our cheeky instructors posing for the camera.

The famous sail rock ....

We had to climb up the rocks to take pictures and Leecher was surprised that I could climb all by myself without any help, heehee.

Fantastic view from another angle; the wonders of Mother Earth.

With the ever-so-interesting instructor and the always-ready-to-capture-our-pictures assistant.

Totally had no idea why Pris raised her hand, lol!

All good things come to an end eventually & I'm glad that we had the chance to visit this island. As the saying goes, don't judge a book by its cover ... who would have guessed that names like Similan & Donald Duck Bay would have such breath-taking views?