A Rambling Writer Rerun: Thailand, part 18: Phangnga Bay

Join Thor and me for the last leg of your virtual Thailand vacation as we arrive at Phangnga Bay to see the famous karst sea stacks.

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.)

It was hard to tear ourselves away from the wonderful snorkeling at Baan Kratig, but eager to see the sea stacks of Phangnga Bay, we boarded a ferry to Krabi and got our first glimpse:

Like the karst formations we saw near Our Jungle House, these limestone outcrops are remnants of the once-mighty Tenasserim Mountains that still form a spine through Thailand to China. Only these ones are “drowned karstland” in shallow sea, and the stone is carved by water that erodes fissures and creates tunnels and chambers.

Once again, the trip involving shuttles and ferry was all arranged by our hotel, and we arrived at Anyavee Tupkaek Beach Hotel to find that once again a reasonable rate had provided a rather luxurious room with a view of the sea stacks beckoning.

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