January 23, 2014 .... slowly catching up with the blogging !!!

January 23, 2014

Now we get to see our resort in the day light and it really IS gorgeous. 

How cute is this ??  These little towel animals are everywhere in our room ....

 

Our BEAUTIFUL and very quiet beach .... it goes for miles !!!

 

This is Ken’s only “day off” from is "strenuous" golf tournament schedule, so we headed up island for a fabulous lunch right on the beach ....  Thai food is absolutely delicious ...SO fresh and flavorful.  We feasted on  chicken in coconut & lemongrass soup, breaded prawns, rice, stir fried greens and spring rolls.

 

 

 

 

After lunch, we took a long boat over to the beautiful rock formations of Ao Phang-Nga – an area made famous with the filming of James Bond’s “The Man With The Golden Gun”.  It’s SO famous, they actually named one of the rock formations James Bond Island and it is a very popular tourist spot !!  These long boats are interesting, especially the motors .... they are old & clunky things with a looooong drive shaft into the water, and a little prop on the end.  The boats themselves are long and skinny (hence the name) old & open but quite comfy.   Our driver was funny – racing some of the other boats and weaving his way in and around all the kayakers around James Bond Island.

Here's one of the long boats .... check out THAT rooster tail.

 

Cam was FASCINATED with these motors !!!

 

 The rock formations are magnificent and the small islands covered in mango groves are so scenic.  It’s a very different coast line to what Cam and I are familiar with !! 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We stopped for a drink (non-alcoholic, as we were in a Muslim community) in a floating “village” .... very rustic.... then back to the dock and back home to get cleaned up for dinner.

 

 

 

 

We had dinner at a GREAT seafood restaurant  off that Ken and Dina had been to last time they were here ..... off in the trees ..... and enjoyed a fabulous meal of crab and corn cakes, a delicious fish dish (specialty of the restaurant), prawns, greens.  Again ... very fresh and flavorful.  Did I mention how fabulous Thai food is??   J