We arrived in Koh Phi Phi with a rush of other travelers. Due to the island's popularity, the crowd was more of a vacationing/resort type than the backpackers we were used to seeing. Koh Phi Phi is home to the famous spot that the Leonardo De Caprio film "The Beach" was filmed, and thus is very popular and over priced. We found the cheapest, bare bones, bamboo, bungalow we could get and agreed upon a nap.
We woke up and walked around the very small island. The water was pure turquoise and the scenery was exquisite. It was hard to imagine that just a couple years ago, the whole island had been destroyed by a tsunami that devastated that part of the region. Due to the over priced food and drinks, we settled on some pizza and continued our walk around the island. We people watched and enjoyed the mild temperature while trying to soak in the beautiful scenery.
The next morning we went to the other side of the island to "Monkey Beach". As you can imagine, this is where tourists go to feed the "wild" monkeys. Luckily, we arrived early and there weren't many people crowding this small cove. We put our bags down and soon started seeing the fattest monkeys imaginable. We had brought bananas to feed these "little" creatures, so I quickly pealed one and walked over to it. I broke a bit off of the banana and held my hand out flat. He grabbed the piece, took a bite, and threw it on the ground. He looked at me, so I broke off another piece, held out my hand and he did the same thing. One bite and he threw it on the ground. So, I'm not one to waste food, even on cute, fat, little monkeys... So, I started backing away. I assumed the monkey just wasn't hungry. But, then the monkey started walking towards me, jumped up and stole the whole banana from my hand. With his belly dragging on the ground, he ran over to his tree, gracefully climbed up and ate the whole banana.
Before we could get over the fact that the obese monkey just wanted the whole banana, and didn't want to mess with my little pieces, he jumped down from the tree, ran over to Jared's back pack, stole his Gatorade bottle, ran back up the tree, unscrewed the cap, and drank the rest of the Gatorade. In awe, we stared at the plump creature finish chugging the liquid and then throw the bottle down to the ground. Who ever says evolution is a "theory" needs to visit "Monkey Beach".
Totally satisfied regarding our monkey excursion, we boarded a boat taxi back to the main beach and settled in for the night. The next day we were going to a larger and less touristy island called Koh Lanta.
We woke up and walked around the very small island. The water was pure turquoise and the scenery was exquisite. It was hard to imagine that just a couple years ago, the whole island had been destroyed by a tsunami that devastated that part of the region. Due to the over priced food and drinks, we settled on some pizza and continued our walk around the island. We people watched and enjoyed the mild temperature while trying to soak in the beautiful scenery.
The next morning we went to the other side of the island to "Monkey Beach". As you can imagine, this is where tourists go to feed the "wild" monkeys. Luckily, we arrived early and there weren't many people crowding this small cove. We put our bags down and soon started seeing the fattest monkeys imaginable. We had brought bananas to feed these "little" creatures, so I quickly pealed one and walked over to it. I broke a bit off of the banana and held my hand out flat. He grabbed the piece, took a bite, and threw it on the ground. He looked at me, so I broke off another piece, held out my hand and he did the same thing. One bite and he threw it on the ground. So, I'm not one to waste food, even on cute, fat, little monkeys... So, I started backing away. I assumed the monkey just wasn't hungry. But, then the monkey started walking towards me, jumped up and stole the whole banana from my hand. With his belly dragging on the ground, he ran over to his tree, gracefully climbed up and ate the whole banana.
Before we could get over the fact that the obese monkey just wanted the whole banana, and didn't want to mess with my little pieces, he jumped down from the tree, ran over to Jared's back pack, stole his Gatorade bottle, ran back up the tree, unscrewed the cap, and drank the rest of the Gatorade. In awe, we stared at the plump creature finish chugging the liquid and then throw the bottle down to the ground. Who ever says evolution is a "theory" needs to visit "Monkey Beach".
Totally satisfied regarding our monkey excursion, we boarded a boat taxi back to the main beach and settled in for the night. The next day we were going to a larger and less touristy island called Koh Lanta.
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