To YH Phuket

Beez Neez now Chy Whella
Big Bear and Pepe Millard
Thu 5 Jan 2017 23:57
To Yacht Haven Marina, Phuket
 
 
 
IMG_8840
 
IMG_8841
 
IMG_8842
 
The engine went on at 08:30 and as usual I take a few pictures whilst the skipper washes the anchor as it comes in. Motor forward a little can you. Rightee-oh.
 
 
IMG_8844
 
Come and look at this. Whoa, that’s a lot of net.
 
 
IMG_8847  IMG_8846  IMG_8848
 
I nip back to the cockpit and enjoy the ‘rear view’.
 
 
IMG_8851
 
We finally leave Chalong Bay at 09:30.
 
 
IMG_8852
 
On the right we see a little anchorage and beach.
 
 
IMG_8854
 
On the left we see a resort and more beaches.
 
 
IMG_8853
 
We get to the corner and turn left.
 
 
 IMG_8860
 
No sooner than we had rounded the corner we saw a few small chums resting. Bear was quite happy On Comms so I took the opportunity to defrost and clean the freezer and leave some meat out to make up some curries, carbonara and bolognese.
 
 
IMG_8858 
 
Bear took this small freighter.
 
 
IMG_8859
 
An industrial area.
 
 
IMG_8865
 
He called down Wild Fox has just popped up on the AIS, then he chatted for a while to our old friend, Anthony.
 
 
IMG_8867
 
I stuck my head up to see some islands to explore.
 
 
IMG_8870
 
An exclusive resort on an island.
 
 
IMG_8872
 
A small resort with a chap parascending.
 
 
IMG_8874
 
Wow, to our right as we turn left at the top of the island, all the Hongs in the Gulf of Phuket, we went no closer as that is a definite exploration with Alex.
 
 
IMG_8876
 
To our left a tourist ship and we can see Ao Po Grand Marina.
 
 
IMG_8896
 
Another island on the right.
 
 
IMG_8897
 
All of a sudden we see huge groups of local fishermen.
 
 
IMG_8899
 
IMG_8904
 
Everywhere we look there are more all stabbing and lifting.
 
 
IMG_8906
 
After watching for a while we realise the chaps at the front are wielding tridents. OH MY, they are stabbing itch-arses. As you know dear readers, my one marine weakness, (whilst I think jellyfish are extremely beautiful) they have a profound affect on my nether regions. I began to look at the surface of the water. OH MY, MY, they are beige and the size of waste paper baskets.............. We watch open-mouthed at the sheer numbers of creatures floating by.
 
 
640px-Jellyfish_sesame_oil_and_chili_sauce
 
This is what a typical starter of jellyfish looks like supposedly made tasty with sesame oil and chilli sauce,....................... I swallow at the very thought of it and cringe at the same time........... Apparently, the locals earn quite well – 35 Wingnuts (Baht here in Thailand) or seventy nine pence each – by the way they were being hefted into the long tail boats, as if fishing in a barrel, the day would be profitable. Another apparently this ‘delicacy’ is enjoyed mostly by the Chinese and Japanese to the tune of three hundred and twenty thousand tonnes each year. Gulp, swallow hard and try to overcome that ‘itch’..............
 
 
IMG_8901
 
It was nice to see a ‘normal’ fishing boat.
 
 
IMG_8905
 
OH NO not again, we watched this boat stabbing and swinging aboard at least fifteen ‘creatures’ . Gulp and swallow and no, I didn’t get the big lens out to get an action shot of the ‘haul’.
 
 
IMG_8908
 
To our left a floating fishing village.
 
 
Presentation1
 
Todays journey began at the yellow star and finished 32.6 miles later at the red star.
 
 
IMG_8909 
 
IMG_8911  IMG_8910
 
We radioed in and the nice marina lady asked us to stand off whilst they settled the two big girls who had passed us. Half an hour later a very charming chap came out in his dinghy and led us in to A35, three brilliant line handlers took our ropes and within minutes Beez was settled for a massive clean, tidy and Alex-ready. To our left a lady from Alaska, to our right a lady ‘for sale’. We look out toward the bay – busy with itch-arses....................... Eight dinners cooked, cooled and in the freezer, a great win at backgammon putting me at 2 – 1 and seventeen dollars up. Huh and double huh.
 
 
 
 
ALL IN ALL A BUSY DAY, JUST FOUR SLEEPS UNTIL ALEX ARRIVES - YEEHA
                     GETTING EXCITED NOW