A Rambling Writer Rerun: Thailand, part 19: Sea Stacks of Phangnga Bay
Join Thor and me as your virtual Thailand vacation continues with a tour via longtail boat of the dramatic sea stacks of Phangnga Bay.
NOTE: Due to health issues, Thor and I haven’t been able to do much travel the past few years, so here’s our Thailand trip from 2020. We were lucky to squeak through the pandemic flight closures that February of 2020 as we returned from our three-week trip. Now crazy times just keep getting crazier. So escape for a few minutes from our new American dystopia to a country as beautiful and colorful as a dream! I’ll interrupt the reruns with occasional book reviews or Geezer Adventures…. (This blog series began 3/15/2025.)
Our goal for our last destination in Thailand was to visit these spectacular limestone formations rising straight out of the shallow seas. Our hotel arranged a reliable local boat and pilot, “Donnie,” to pick us up on the beach the second morning of our stay, though we could have chanced picking up a boat among those trolling for tourists along the beach. The longtail boats ingeniously use a car’s drive shaft to power the prop, as the pilot stands in the stern to steer:
And we were launched! The boat had definitely seen some wear, but we were happy to have Suwanee as our private vessel for the day. Sweet Donnie managed to communicate despite his main English phrase being, “What you want.” (In response to “How long do we have?” at each stop.)
Getting closer….
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