Day 56 Perfect Sunset 2/26/14

This morning we woke up early to the sound of a whistling bird. It was our first time seeing Koh Lanta in the daylight, and it was quite a sight to see. The water was a vibrant turquoise baby blue, and was almost as still as lake water. We walked to a coffee shop nearby and got iced coffees. After we ate breakfast at one of the waterfront restaurants; eggs, toast, and fruit. From here we made our way back to our room where we got into our swim suits, and packed our beach bag for our daily adventure. On the main road we saw a sign for a nearby beach. Shortly after we saw a convenient store that rented used bikes. Although the  bikes were very run down and in poor condition, it was the only place we had come across that had bikes for rent, so we decided to give it a try. Half way down the road my bike started to make a strange noise, and started going really slow. We turned around and exchanged it for a slightly better one. The first beach we came across was a very long white sand beach, that had very few people. We locked up our bikes, lathered up the sunscreen, and dove in. The water was warm like a bath tub, and stayed shallow for a while. We swam for a while. There were many beautiful shells on the beach, and we even saw a few sea cucumbers, but aside from that we didnt spot much sea life. After a few hours we decided to hop on our bikes and ride further down the road. We went about another half of mile and came to a dead end. There was a small tree covered hill, and a rocky sea shore on the other side.There were no buildings or people in the area. We locked up our bikes and took a walk to check it out. The rocky shore had many small tide pools with baby crabs and fish. We walked along the shore for a while and ventured out to two small rocky peaks. We climbed one of them and got a great view of the Andaman sea, as well as the long stretch of beach on Koh Lantas western shore. On the walk back to our bikes we saw two brahminy kites also known as the red backed sea eagle. They were beautiful birds, and by far the largest we've seen in Thailand. Our spontaneous bike ride lead us to a beautiful secluded spot and allowed us to see a few fun creatures we wouldn't have spotted otherwise. When we got back into town we ate dinner at the restaurant near our hotel. We ordered falafel wraps, they were surprisingly delicious.After dinner we hurried down to the beach to catch sunset. We made it with no time to spare. It was the most beautiful sunset I had ever seen. The Sun looked like a huge bloody orange fireball in the sky. It resembled the sunset in the Lion King. The View spectacular and was a great way to end our fun day.