Insread of going into Ao Chalong bay we decided to come straight to Yachthaven Marina from Phi Phi Don and this was a good choice as Monday was a Thai public holiday and clearing in would have been difficult. We got a good berth in the marina and met up with many old pals from our South Pacific travels. We rented a big truck with two other couples and went into Phuket town to do our clear in and a few other chores.
Lots of traffic and tourism but you can get all sorts of boat services done. Not necessarily cheap but at a fair price.
We took our staysail in to a sail loft called Rolly Tasker which is a local institution. It was 9000 square metres in size with dozens of Thai girls cutting and sewing like there was not tomorrow. They will put a new UV strip on the staysail at a much more reasonable price than what I was charged for a UV strip on the genoa by the bandits in Bundaberg.
I found a stainless welder to do few little jobs and got an estimate for a new bimini and a full sunbrella awning to keep the tropical sun off our decks and cabin tops.
The Volvo dudes are coming tomorrow and we have had a carpenter fabricating a new cockpit table and fixing some rot around one of our fridges. Always more expensive and involved than you think initially but these things will have to be done.
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| Rolly Tasker's sail loft. The place looked like an airplane hangar |
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| Fishing nets. These are a significant hazard. They are everywhere |
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| Also trawlers with lots of net |
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| Typical Thai longtail dropping his fish traps |
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| Amazing Thai island formations |
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| Approaching Phi Phi Le |
The Kilkea's and Solar Planet are here and we look forward to sailing the Andaman Sea next week once we get all our boat chores done.
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