Lanta! (Part 4) - Glorious Sun, Glorious Son

Finally, the sunset pictures! Catching sunsets is one of the primary reasons why I chose to visit Lanta. Stunning sunset sceneries are common sights along the long western beaches of Lanta. But the first two evenings were rainy and cloudy, no chance of sunset. Suki earnestly hoped that I would manage to view sunsets before we left. I did!

It's so hard to select which pictures to upload from over a hundred photos. But here are some of them, unPhotoshopped, only cropped. A big thank you to Zlwin who was so kind to lend me his old prosumer Canon S3. He offered his DSLR but I declined.

The four pictures above were captured at a beach near Saladan town, at the top tip of the island., where we had our wonderful seafood dinner.

The following pictures below were shot at our very own Klong Dao beach at Ancient Realms. While Sherene was at the spa, I was alone with the Son, waiting and praying for the sky to bleed. It was a spectacular transformation.

I was so grateful for that moment, repeating 'Glorious sun, glorious Son' in my mind. How I wished I could fly up there, be one with the sky. That reminds me of a few verses from my favourite song 'Wonderful World' by Chris Eaton:

I am sailing an ocean of love
I am crossing the great big divide
Right out of the depths of despair
You lifted me high

There's a couple embrace on a hill
There's a child on the sand skimming stone
Over the break of the waves
Is the burning sky to which I belong

After all the rain
Comes the dawning of a brand new day
Oh, what a wonderful world
Oh, what a wonderful world

I almost wept at what I saw....simply because I don't have my DSLR anymore. Boo hoo!

I think the dog was bored of sights of sunset every evening

It was weird....while watching sunset in front of me, I suddenly realised the moon was already up, behind me. Rare to see the moon and sun share the same sky at the same time

Our final day in front of the reception with Suki the owner.
Goodbye Lanta, goodbye Ancient Realms, till we meet again!

I'll submit my pictures for the monthly photo contest at Ancient Realms Facebook page. The winner will win a week's free stay. You think any of my pictures stand a chance?