Pha Nang Bay is probably most famous for its role in the James Bond Movie 'The Man with the Golden Gun', but really it had to be that spectacular to get a guernsey in the first place.
Situated on the Malacca Straits (is this a theme?), it is 90 minutes drive from Phuket, a long established holiday spot for Australians. The Thai architecture looked a little different from the Malay, but certainly had the haphazard wiring of Cambodia
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| They obviously don't have flocks of Galahs here |
Thailand is a strongly Buddhist country and this reclining one was visible from the bus.
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| A resting Buddha |
We travelled in a slow covered boat amongst the spectacular limestone rock formations. Weather was fantastic and these are the 'cheap shots' from Candy's point and shoot camera. Can't wait to see the decent ones. There's a tiny village at the base of one of the formations and there's evidence of habitation in this area from 10,000 years ago when you could walk between the islands. 50% of the village are employed in the local fishing industry, the other 50% sell trinkets to tourists to keep their local school in good shape.
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| See the small fishing village at the base of the rock |
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| Here's the village up close - we bought some trinkets to support the local school |
Ko Tapu is the real name of the best known of the rock formations but is known by locals and tourists alike as 'James Bond Island'. It's actually only about 20 metres high, but feels bigger, probably due to the narrow base. Its neighbours were higher.
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| We sadly didn't land here, but it looked inviting |
There's a healthy tourist trade with a variety of boat options. Paul had been hoping to zip between the islands but was in a sedate, covered and comfy one instead.
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| This is the boat Paul WANTED to be on |
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| The 'James Bond' island |
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