Koh Lipe 08/11: Breakfast in Lipe

Waking up to clear blue sky and crystal clear sea. Breakfast overseeing the deep blue sea.
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Bread girl
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Everyone looked like pufferfish, all busy munching.
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The boat.Photobucket

Such a fine weather for outdoors!Photobucket

One way of remembering my travel trail.Photobucket

Happy boys and girls, jumping on the beach!PhotobucketWell, the activities after breakfast would be the highlight of the trip, aside from fishing.

Koh Lipe 08/11: Time to Fish

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Beautiful day for the sea.
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We had two boats to cater for all of us :) Check out my significant tan :P Photobucket

If one day I return to Koh Lipe, I will take a good shot of this scene. Hopefully its still there if I ever go back.Photobucket

Patience is virtue :P Photobucket

Check out the catch! Its for dinner :D
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Since we were heading out to the see, I decided not to bring my cam along. No hp, no camera! Yea, don’t be surprise but I really did survive without those two. But when I saw the sunset, I went … !!! *hit head* Why din I bring along my camera? Lucky thing Alfonso brought his with him and best part was he wasn’t using it!

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We were kinda late for dinner. After washing up, yadda-yaddi, we were all ready by half-pass nine? Gosh! Places started to close and all, couldn’t get a place for dinner but one! Well, we were left with no choice anyway.Photobucket

Wine, fried rice and a night filled with laughters.PhotobucketPhotobucket

Welcome to the Bundhaya Resort. A place where there is no reception and purely depending on the satellite :) I dozed off right after dindin, after a long day out to the sea, guess I should be gearing myself up for the next day, a day to snorkel till the sun sets.

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Koh Lipe 08/11: Stepping into Koh Lipe

Just as how much fun we had last night on the foot massage, we then packed and geared for the next morning to head to Koh Lipe. Seriously, I have not heard of this island before. It took approximate 2-hour to reach the jetty where you need to catch the ferry over to the island. It really made me ponder, what is there on that little island topping up the fact that we are going over during the off-peak season. Needless to mention, I dozed off the entire 2-hour journey. As usual, I’ll catch some sleep whenever I can when am travelling.
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Upon getting off, while waiting for the next ride which took us approximately 2hours. In high seasons which is from November till May, Koh Lipe, a small island located at the Southern part of the Andaman sea can be reached from several destinations across the Andaman Sea. Well, at the same time, Koh Lipe can be reached all year from Pak Barra. You can also reach Koh Lipe from Langkawi! Not too sure how long it will take but all in all, its reachable :)  Koh Lipe is also part of a smaller cluster of islands called the Butang Islands or Adang Archipelago.Photobucket

Urmmm…The fishermen

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Under the scorching sun!Photobucket

The wet-exhausting ride. Gawd!Photobucket

A wet ride. Really! Just look at my hair!Photobucket

… and this is how I look like before the ride.PhotobucketPhotobucket

Welcome to Koh Lipe! You gotta really check out your timings to visit this island. The peak season would be from December to February, where as the May to November would be the low season and hence November to May would be the high season. Therefore, on the safe side, it would be best to Pak Barra as the ferries are running all year round.

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Check out how we were transported!Photobucket

   Once we dropped our stuffs in the room, the boys were anxiously all geared for the sea and the sun, with the highest SPF sunblock applied from head to toe.
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Beautiful beach and we will be heading out to the sea for fishies. We need dinner too :) Photobucket

Come get the pack of baits from me :) Little did I know Koh Lipe was affected by Tsunami as well.

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I can’t remember what I was laughing at. I’m sure its something really funny!Photobucket

The quiet, beautiful island! Guess what, Koh Lipe has some great snorkelling and diving sites around the Adang Archipelago. You know I won’t miss that out, don’t you? :D Koh Lipe

Koh Lipe 08/11: Crossing the Border

One bright note of having to be living in the northern region would be that it is geographically closer to one of the neighbouring countries which is Thai and you’ll be greeted, “Sa-wa-D-cup”! 

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Stole some pictures from Calvin. My reddish hair was still kinda “fresh” and I was already tanned that time.

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Another bunch of crazy freaks.
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Guess I can skip the rest of the journey crossing the border. The immigration is as busy as usual, having a gazillion Malaysians trying to enter the Tomyum centre. I think I slept throughout the entire journey having my iPod spinning some of my favies. Doing the usual, we headed for Gelate on a scorching day.


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Om nom nom!
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Its unfortunate that this pic turned out blur as I like the “tham chiak” look of mine.
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The greedy faces :P
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How can I resist?! いただきます!
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Oh, well. After hours of pampering the sweet tooth . . . the boys just gotta be boys and ease their urge to f …. fish!
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Oh, well. I am gonna ease my stomach. Happy fishing, boys!
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The gears, the skills and the fish!
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Look at that baby! Its the size of me! Giant fish excites me.
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Okayyy. Stop saying am tan. I know I am and am lovin’ it.