Never question me again.
OK so it’s not really called “Eagle Island,” but at this point we had seen 107,000 islands. This one had sea eagles that flew around the cliffs and dove into the water for fish. Hence, Eagle Island. It’s full of caves, and upside-down palm trees, and…eagles. The national park office for Phang Nga Bay is on this island. It’s that tiny hut on the small beach with the dog. I’m pretty sure the Jurassic Park theme song is playing like nonstop on their radio. Someone call Sam Neill!
James Bond Island gets its own post because, just look at. Seems like we had literally only one pose in our arsenal. But it’s a good one. I kept trying to get people on the speedboat to join Alex, Layla, and me in singing the theme song…to no avail. Our tour guide was game, though.
I almost bought a T-shirt because the name sounds like Pawnee. This monkey was being carried by a ladyboy who was none too happy I took a picture [for free]. Cats EVERYWHERE. Several eagles. You know, normal fishing things.
It’s honestly kind of a hassle to have three floors. Like, what if we want to take breakfast on the sala? Or what if we want to use the pool but need to hear the doorbell for the turndown service? These waterfalls are kind of loud.
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It’s been 6 days, but we finally had a full 24 hours without a plane, train, taxi, boat, helicopter, or jetpack required for some kind of transfer. But seriously there were jetpacks at the beach.
At last, we arrived in Phuket. The flight was shorter than the taxi. The Kee Resort in Patong is exactly what we wanted and expected: nice, easy, and most importantly near the action and the beach. The rooftop bar is sadly not as cool as it looks, but it’s nice to have.
Lady Boy Time 