Koh Yao Noi

Sunrise at Low Tide - Sabai Bungalows 

Well, this is an interesting island.  It's pretty remote and in an incredibly beautiful area - Phang Nga Bay.  But first, about the horses.  I was trying to get online to call home and there was no reception at the place I'm staying.  Another guest told me just down the street she had found free wifi, so off I went.  While checking emails, a young man on a motorcycle came down the street with two ropes, each attached to a horse.  Really!  That has to be the most unique way to exercise a horse that I've ever seen.  He then let them graze on the grass in front of me.  Very cool.  So then, the two women who own the place are great: Lela from Milan, Italy and Selma from Germany.  They are both lovely and helpful people who really love this island.  It's not very populated and the people are split equally between Thai and Muslim.  That being said, I'm cutting my stay here short and moving on to Ao Nang tomorrow for a few reasons:
The worst mosquitoes I've encountered.
Noisy motorcycles (the place is on the beach but close to the road)
There is no town center and nowhere to walk and I like to walk.
However, before leaving I was fortunate to be able to do a tour of Phang Nga Bay with 3 German guys and a couple from Marseilles so it cost much less (cost of the boat split between us).
We saw amazing karst formations, swam in warm waters and went into two incredible caves - Inside the karsts.  We even swam through a small opening/cave into a lagoon inside the karsts.  It was a great day.  Let's see if I remember everything:
Our driver was Yot
We visited Udu and Aroi islands (and others I don't remember)
We saw a huge tree that was bigger than most redwoods I've seen called a Paloi (quite possibly spelled incorrectly)
I asked Yot how old it was and he said, "Very old."
Onward.