Dec 3 to 5
After saying goodbye to Colin, Thant Zin and his family back in Chalong Bay, Into the Blue and Larus headed North toward the islands in Thailand made famous by films like ‘The Man With The Golden Gun’ and ‘The Beach’.
Our first stop was Klong Son Beach, which was an interesting anchorage in part to just how far the tide goes out at low water.
In case you’ve forgotten our dinghy has wheels which helps in these situations. I wore long trousers because these idyllic sandy beaches are often lousy with sand flies.
The Klong Son Beach Bar had no electricity yet still managed to serve nice good value meals and cold beer. And there was wonderful breeze and no sand flies.
We were so impressed with the quantity and price of the meals, that we had dinner there on both ournights in the anchorage.
Zoe took some fun selfies in the dinghy on the way back.
Our dinghy can be a little splashy and wet with four people, so I’m so protective of my very absorbent backpack.
Bill had the best seat in house, which is a common thread when he is confronted with a dinghy (or kayak) on the small side.
On the second night, those of us who had shrimp/prawns the first night were a little surprised when the owner enthused that the shrimp today were fresh! It did make us wonder just how old yesterday’s were.
As we’d had no problem with sand flies the night before, all of us were in shorts and none of us had brought insect repellent. We hadn’t counted on there being no wind however and Zoe and I got savaged.
Sand flies are sneaky. They are tiny and you don’t notice itches starting until it’s far too late and no amount of oral or cream antihistamine helps much. The bites last for weeks and itch like the devil if touched, knocked or just because they felt like it.
I hadn’t paid much attention to the sign as we don’t often pay for tour having boats of our own, but we we’re definitely following the tourist trail as Hong Island and James Bond Island were our next stops.
Unfortunately , I am all out of time for today as I need to make a little effort for going out for our Christmas lunch. There will be a Part 2 in the very near future.
We wish you all a Happy Holiday and very Merry Christmas and as a belated gift to you all is Banda Neira Part 1 from the Indonesia Rally, 2024.
Lots of love and best wishes,
Nancy and Tim
This is why you take a tour, for the gloriously cheesy photos your guide will take through a heart he carved in a leaf with his thumb nail. X
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