Thailand Honeymoon. Chapter 9: Railay Beach

Judd and I have never been much of beach people, but we figured we should schedule a few days of doing absolutely nothing except lying in the warm sun and swimming in the ocean. So, after departing Chiang Mai we spent a quick night in Bangkok before heading off to Krabi the next day. 

We were surprised to say the least upon arriving when our cabbie dropped us off at a dock...and by dock I mean of couple of men sitting under a tent with some long boats tied up off the shore.  We had to wait for a while but ultimately got our bags on board and took off.  The water and the limestone cliffs were stunning and then, it was our turn to be stunned.  Our boat couldn't make it close to shore, so we had to wade the rest of the way to the Railay Beach shore loaded down with our suitcases and bags. The beach on the east side was rocky and thus our feet got a little cut up by the unexpected trek through the water.  Once we arrived, we had to search for our hotel for a few minutes because there are no cars or Tuk Tuks or bikes to help us navigate.  We did eventually get there after climbing a STEEP hill to the lobby and we both downed our complementary pineapple juice and gratefully followed the staff to our room.  The hotel was designed with individual cottages so we had our own space which was really nice and it over looked the gorgeous limestone cliffs. 

We had hopes to do some rock climbing or hiking but Judd hurt his back a few days previously and wasn’t up for it. In fact, we soon weren't up for anything.  We had the most delicious meal that night and were ecstatic for fresh seafood with local flare and we couldn't wait for the rest of our meals on the beach.  The next day was exactly what we wanted, leisurely breakfast then lounging by the infinity pool and reading for most of the day.  We had such a wonderful dining experience the night before we made the trek down the steep hill to the beach and found another inviting restaurant.  The rest is truly history.  Food poisoning really did just hit me like a brick.  I hadn't even really finished my dinner when I had to leave the restaurant after breaking into a sudden sweat and feeling super lightheaded.  Judd paid and quickly tried to escort me home...but I just couldn’t make it to the bathroom in time.  For the next 24 hours we were sick. Really really sick.