Thailand - Starting on the beach!

We decided to take a boat over to Thailand - weather was great, the ride was smooth and fast ... however boating across allows you a 15 day visa (instead of the 30 days we were expecting - 17 days planned). Not sure what to do about it this minute ... so off to Krabi and over to Ko Phi Phi for some beach and sun! The weather was overcast, but we still got around okay. The island is more for 20 somethings looking for partying ... we found a great quiet place off the beaten path. Signed up for a snorkel trip the next day - but it was cancelled due to the rain. Late morning the weather cleared some - so we and hiked to the other side of the island and snorkeled on our own! Really nice swim and sights, not to mention it felt great to get out. We looked into diving certification, but the weather seemed gloom. Since it is monsoon season in the west - we decided to leave the beaches and spend extra time in the mountains and north. Next day we had a ferry ticket to head out - the weather was fabulous and sunny - got a last sunburn on the ride to land!