Last week we visited Thailand with cruising friends Melinda and Dave. It's Ramadan here in Malaysia (the month of fasting for muslims) so the Cargo port gates which we have to go through to the boat yard are closed more often at prayer times.We have a swipe card to enter and exit on foot at these times
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| They finally let Eric out on parole |
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| Cathy found this Greek fisherman at the ferry dock! |
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| The ferry was old but nicely painted and got us to Thailand in just over an hour |
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| The young crew kept a watchful eye on the passengers |
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| Customs was easy. They'll let anybody in! | | | |
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| Happy travellers |
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| We stayed at Ang Yees guesthouse where they served the 4 of us a meal for 12 and charged us accordingly! | |
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| We stayed at L'escale guesthouse for 4 nights. It had nice comfortable rooms | | |
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| The jetty was a short walk from the guesthouse and a new marina was being built at the end of it |
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| Labour intensive |
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This huge Budda was looking down on Chalong from the skyline
tourist charter boats |
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Eric drooling over the Rolly Tasker chandlery
After purchasing some rigging wire and rope we explored the Royal Phuket marina and chandlers at Boat harbour
Dispite the rain these workers managed a siesta
Yacht haven marina |
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| Local big game fishing boat and it's trophies at Ao Po marina |
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| Out of the sea and onto Eric's plate? |
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| The food was good |
We saw lots of interesting sites as we travelled up and down the coasts
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| Pineapples and rubber trees. Not an inch of flat fertile ground is wasted |
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| Mobile restaurant |
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| Look closely. This black pot is a rubbish bin made from a recycled tyre |
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| Enjoyng the view on the western coast |
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| Whose initials are those |
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| One pampered puppy |
We enjoyed a visit to the Big Budda. The construction was fascinating.
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| Cathy signing the visitors book with no help from the cat! |
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| Any resemblences? |
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| Cathy in seventh heaven |
We stopped the night at Krabi on the way home to break the journey.
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| Melinda and Dave enjoyed the surf |
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| James Bond island on the horizon |
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| Majestic mountain peaks |
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| These are a humble reminder of what happened here |
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| A great way to have your feet cleaned! | | | | | |
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The next day we headed for Satun on the coach
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| Bus terminal in Krabi |
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| View from hotel in Satun |
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| Ferry |
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| Langkawi's icon.... Home again |
