Khao Lak National Park

From Patong I took a minivan to Khao Lak, which was the area hit hardest in Thailand by the tsunami. There was still some rebuilding going on. More than four thousand poor souls lost their lives here. After four days in Phuket, Khao Lak seemed pretty slow, but it was a good place to rest and regroup. On the second day I went on a snorkeling trip by speedboat to the Similian Islands. I didn't bring my camera because I was afraid of getting it wet. The three islands we visited provided some fairly good snorkeling, but I've had better snorkeling trips to Ko Tao and some of the Islands around Ko Lipe in the deep south.