MARINE PARK, THAILAND

We look forward to getting farther north into the National Marine Park, farther from the vacationland of Phuket. Ko Rang Kai is a small gentle island right off the lagoon. Two hills are a backdrop to a white beach where we’ll have supper tonight at the thatched restaurant.

Monday—11am

How we are entranced by our first sight of Ko Sup, and later sailing amongst even more impressively stunning karsts, monoliths of limestone which charge up, up from the ocean like huge WHALES!! We marvel at the extraordinary scenery of Phang Nga Bay. A perfect photo-op unfolds as a colorful local fishing boat, mounded with green fishnets, motors in to complete the quintessential Thai picture. Lunch in 10 meters of water on the western side of Ko Yao Yai. N8° 03.82N, 98° 32.28E.
On to Ko Phanak, where there is a classic hong, a secret inner chamber, open to the sky, fully surrounded by the limestone walls of the island. We try at 4pm to enter but our weak flashlight l ight is no match for the dark cave and the tide is too high. So we turn, exit and stop by “PASO DOBLES” for an impromptu cocktail hour.
The next morning with local skipper Paul’s expert timing, we snake through the ominous blackness, crouching under the last threatening jagged overhangs to the secret, cathedral-like hong of Ko Phanak, complete with macaque monkeys.

BORA BORA, TAHITI - Anchoring in the lagoon near Bloody Mary’s you will find some superb snorkeling with a kaleidoscope of beautifully colored
giant clams.

CURIEUSE, SEYCHELLES - with its spectacular granitic rock formations and extraordinary
giant land tortoises in the Indian Ocean.

HVAR, CROATIA – a charming harbor with wonderful restaurants and a nice hike up to the 13th- century Fortress Spanjola.

MARINE PARK, THAILAND - Breathtaking scenery with tall limestone Karsts, long-tailed boats, petroglyphs and a James Bond movie location.