The Adventure Continues!!!

Hello again! Only one week left here in the "Land of Smiles" and we are soaking it up in Chiang Mai. Since out last post, we have been kayaking in Mangrove forests amongst limestone sea stacks and zip-lining through the jungle. We have also strolled through some pretty cool night markets and thrown back a few beers in some western themed bars, complete with confederate flags and rock n roll music. This place is a trip!
So, after sitting in the hotel in Krabi for a day, drinking soda water and eating plain rice, I was ready to hit up Krabi Town. We took a cab to the downtown area, which was on the water.

You can see the rad limestone pillars the rise up from the sea in the distance. We walked along the seaboard for awhile then headed over to the night market, which had stalls selling weird fruits like durian and tons of food, both gross and scrumptious. They had everything from dim sum to this orange slushy that looked so tasty (looks can be deceiving).

 Chris tried some spicy chicken satay and I settled on the old Pad Thai standby. I had to give my stomach a gradual reintroduction to Thai food.
Next, we went to this super kitschy western bar called "Buffalo" where the young Korean owner served us on the wooden deck out front. The stereo played 70s soft rock hits like REO Speedwagon.

 
 We turned in early because we had plans to go Kayaking early the next morning. This was one of our favorite parts of the trip so far.

The water was so still and peaceful, the air was a bit cooler than on land, and we saw a giant jellyfish, a 3 foot long water lizard, and quite a few monkies chillin' in the trees (or in your kayak if you let 'em). The kayak trip was 3 hours and only 600 Baht per person (less than $20).

The same day as the kayak trip, we took a 2 hour taxi ride to the Phuket airport and flew to Chiang Mai. We got here around 11pm. So, we just checked into our hotel, walked down to the mini mart for a couple of beers and went to sleep.

The next day, we set out on foot to see this beautiful city. We are staying in the old city, which is a square surrounded by a moat. It's pretty easy to navigate and we saw some sweet sculptures and temples in the morning.

We continued our walk through the afternoon, stopping for some drinks at Roof Top Bar, for a nice view of the sunset and the city below.

Next, we walked down to the Night Bazaar, where we did some wheeling and dealing for cool Thai Fisherman pants (You know you want some).

After All that walking, we were too tired to read menus and find good Thai food. So, we went all American and said "Sa Was Dee" to good old Ronald.

The McDonald's here does 24 hour free delivery, no minimum order! They also have unique menu items like pineapple pie, corn pie, and chicken terriyaki.

Today, we went on our jungle zip-line adventure. But, I have been typing for too long. So, ya'll gonna have to wait for those pics! Tomorrow, we will be riding elephants, mountain biking a white-water rafting. Stay tuned friends!