Ko Phi Phi

Hello!
I am currently on the west coast of Thailand on another island called Ko Phi Phi. It is a bit smaller than Koh Tao. Ko Phi Phi has beautiful beaches, amazing karst scenery, kayaking, water sports, snorkeling, diving, etc... Pretty much a place with lots of fun in the sun. Phi Phi is the main area in Thailand that was hit by the 2004 tsunami. I was looking at a book of the damage that happened on Ko Phi Phi. The pictures were really heart wrenching. Pretty much the whole island was completely descimated. I went to a memorial park right off the beach yesterday for the tsunami victims. The park was pretty depressing. It had a big stone with some of the names of the people killed in Phi Phi. As far as I can tell things have been built back up here pretty well. There is still alot of building going on along the beach. New bungalows, hotels, stores, etc... are being built to replace the ones that were damaged and/or washed away by the wave 4 years ago. I met a Thai man last night with scars all over his legs from when he was caught in the wave. Alot of his family died but he managed to hold onto a tree and survive. Even though Phi Phi is booming once again you can still see traces of the tsunami damage. Piles of rubble are all over the place, there are a ton of "tsunami evacuation route" signs all over the island pointing to higher ground.