The
wind was gusting twenty knots this morning for a fast sail south from
uninhabited Pak Bia to the busy beach resort of Ao Nang (a suburb of
Krabi) and our first step on main land Thailand. We had needs – a
credit top for the phone and lunch at a restaurant. After almost a
week of eating on board it was a chance to let someone else do the
cooking and washing up. David also had need for a Magnum ice cream,
alas I was too full after lunch.
It
was a bit too windy in the anchorage with the easterly blowing over
the low peninsula on our nose. Less than a mile south of here is the
prettier and more protected, Rai Lay beach. It's another busy resort
beach but is backed by high rocks which cuts out the wind. Rai Lay
can only be reached by boat, the high cliffs between it and Ao Nang
and it and Krabi town mean there are no roads, the only way to get
here is by boat. Longtail boats which use regular diesel engines
for propulsion and sound like helicopters from a distance and
tractors when they are skimming your stern. A pretty beach but very
busy with boats coming and going and the beach packed with sun
worshippers. However, people mean shops and restaurants, enough to
keep us all happy.
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