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Here's a picture I took of Phi Phi Ley about halfway into our hour long trek over to Long Beach.
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We woke up on Saturday and it was STILL RAINING! In fact, it had been raining for so long that when we opened the door and stepped out onto our porch, the beach had completely disappeared and the ocean was just a couple of inches shy of overcoming the walkway and flooding our hut!
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Here's the view of the beach from out in the water.
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...Maya Beach! Here's the view of one-half of the mountains that encircle the bay and make it sort of hidden.
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As you pass the side of Koh Phi Ley, the smaller uninhabited island that's near Koh Phi Don (the big island)...
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Heading out!
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After we finished eating our late-late lunch, we decided to walk down the beach and admire the crazy-ass low tide. (See how far the water retreats?)
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...and just kept stopping in hostels until we found a place with an available room.
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We hadn't booked a place to stay ahead of time, so we make our way down the beach...
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We arrived at Koh Phi Phi Don Port a little past 5pm and it was still pouring. Not wanting to have to try to make a mad dash through the crowds with our big backpacks, we hung out on the boat for a few minutes to see if the rain would let up.