Lunchtime is usually between noon to 2 pm and even though it's only about 1.16 pm at this moment, i was famished as snorkeling at Chicken Island had trained too much of my energy!
This must be quite the norm but i am still amazed by the skillful maneuvering to squeeze into a "lot" despite the lack of parking space along the beach. You can click the video to check it out!
Disembarking; we were at Poda Island! As you can see, there's no proper jetty; hence, do note to wear only slippers or snorkelling shoes! I prefer the latter as you can wear them throughout the tour and there's less likelihood of getting your feet injured for being barefooted.
Isn't the view stunning!?
That cliff at the background should be where Phra Nang Beach is.
Given the relatively late timing, i had assumed that staff members from the tour operator would have had already set up for lunch. Boy was i wrong.
See how all the guests were just crowding around the table. To me, that's unprofessional; you don't just keep your customers waiting without saying anything. The least they could have done is to let us know that lunch would be delayed and to come back around ten minutes later.
Simple lunch which was edible and quickly devoured.
Time to check out the rest of Poda Island with our renewed energy! Don't you think that Poda sounds like Bodoh which is Malay for stupid? Haha.
Too many stones and i am not going to step there with my bare feet. I so regretted not wearing my snorkelling shoes even though i did bring them along for this Krabi trip.
Super low tide; the good thing is that you can attempt to stroll all the way to the point where the water is deeper. Problem is; water resistance can be a pain in the ass and it's no joke under the hot sun.
Another key advantage of low tide; the closer proximity to marine creatures like the purple lipped clams. In the past, i actually didn't know these pouting lips were actually clams!
Starfishes were in abundance on Poda Island!
That's how far i had walked out from the island. That little black dot was Alex who decided not to join me as the weather was just too warm for his liking. Asshole is a typical Singaporean who prefers air-conditioned places!
Strangely, we realized that water from the island was seeping out from the ground into the sea. It would have been quite normal should there be a natural stream but there wasn't and they appeared midway from the beach.
Found a pretty seashell; nope, didn't bring it back. Aside from a possible hefty fine if you are found out; i do believe in "take nothing but pictures, leave nothing but footprints, kill nothing but time".
Towards the other side of the island.
Toppled tree with its roots exposed; use a bit of imagination and it did seem like the roots were stretching out towards the sea for some water to quench their thirst.
Chicken Island has no chickens; there were a few on Poda Island though. Maybe someone can bring a family or two over so that Chicken Island would feel more appropriate to be named as such?
Store that sells drinks, snacks and even attire. Maybe for reference and comparison sake; the coke was priced at 60 baht. That's more expensive than Phra Nang Beach; maybe it's a glass bottle?
Ko Ma Tang Ming - off Poda Island, it's a towering rock big enough to be named an island; just like Ko Rang Nok off Phra Nang Beach.
Another beautiful piece of scenery in front of me. Frankly, photos can only do so much; you have to see it to believe it. That's why this COVID-19 is stressing me so much as i can't travel at all during this period! Some of my friends had it worse as they have a tendency to travel out of Singapore for leisure every month!
We still have over 20 minutes to spare and i decided to snorkel at this area; maybe i can catch some marine creature hiding in the rocks and crevices that were exposed with this low tide.
A molted crab!
Tons of sea cucumbers but i am not too sure if the one in the first photo is a sea cucumber as it appeared a bit too long. No way am i going to touch it as it could have been a poisonous sea snake or an eel.
I gave up snorkelling as the water was simply overly shallow for me to submerged and there were too many rocks that made walking a pain; i almost cut myself!
Rules and regulations; yes, collecting shells would mean a fine of 1,000 baht! Feeding fish would incur the same penalty too; no wonder i don't see people bringing out bottles filled with stuffed bread.
Evacuation route in the event of tsunami; as the region was badly affected by the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami, it's good to know that precautions are now taken to prevent the repeat of the heavy death toll faced in 2004.
Last photo!
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Location
Poda Island, Krabi,
Thailand.
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