Weekend Getaway (Part 2)

We spent most of our time nuaing at the resort. the pool was quite small, but since there wasn't many people using it, we have most of it to ourselves at most times. walked around the area around the resort, around the mountains, to other resorts, along the beaches and the mangrove swamps.. and we were happy that we got the railay bay resort, the others, except 1 which i'll talk about later, seems very lok kok. and we manage to get hold on a couple bottles of chang beer! wonderful for a hot afternoon.

The beach was fantastic. lot's of tourist sun tanning there, i wonder why they prefer it there with the sand rather then at the pool. anyway, the beach is full of activities, locals playing soccer, volleyball, frisbee etc.. kids building sandcastles, and we saw this artist (looks like one from his cap) who's making a sand beauty!! it was really nice.. regret not asking the guys to strike a pose around the artwork.

And a the end of the beach, we saw a huge swimming pool!! really huge.. and then we realised that it belonged to another resort called rayavadee. once we walked into their premises, the security guard approached us to ask if we needed any help? very courteous. then we faked to ask about their spa and facilities. so he brought us to a staff at the restaurant just by the pool and she made a phone call, then she told us to wait while the buggy is coming to fetch us to the spa!! on the way to the spa, we realised that the place is really big!! it's like a huge jungle, and the cottages are so beautiful and situated quite a distance from one another. cut the story short.. cheapest spa service costs around s$150 and the cheapest accom for 2 cost s$1000 a night!!!! you get to take their posh ferry to the bay as well.. check out their website.