Staying at Kamala Beach on the Andaman Sea/Indian Ocean on the west side on Phuket Island. Kamala is reputedly one of the less busy beaches on Phuket, which is true, I think but a bit like saying Shanghai is not as densely populated as Hong Kong.
Booked a cruise yesterday to 4 islands in Phang Nga Bay, including famous 'James Bond Island', as well as Hong Island and 2 others nobody can remember. I think Hong is subtly trying to piggyback off its more famous Chinese counterpart- Hong Kong- but it doesn't come off. No skyscrapers or bright city lights.
The islands of Phang Nga Bay are truly stunning-
The cruise also involved kayaking through some island caves where we saw monkeys and a baby croc-
Also some diving/jumping off the boat-
James Bond Island is so named because it was used in one of the early James Bond films- apparently the 2nd with Sean Connery. It apparently famously pictured this inverted rock-
I also met up with a Norwegian couple (in their 50s, I would guess) from Bergen, Norway, who were on their honeymoon. Spent much of the day with them. They were a delight and added to the trip-
They seemed to be doing ok one week into marriage
All in all a great day on the water. The spectacular scenery of Phang Nga Bay has to be one of the reasons ;so many people come here from all over the world.
Pictures can’t do it any justice-
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