Again today we arrived in port at dawn, this time the port of Phuket in Thailand. The similarity to yesterday continued after docking as todays excursion was also to an area named Phang Nga Bay, which is also renowned for its limestone pinnacles standing in the ocean and often surrounded by mangrove forests. This bay is also the home of James Bond Island which was featured in the movie The Man With The Golden Gun. The local name of the island in question is Khao Phing Kan

Midway through our boat cruise we stopped at a permanent settlement constructed at the base of a very spectacular pinnacle. This settlement was a bit of a surprise as it had its own mosque as well as a very large restaurant complex.

On the not so good side, the bus ride from the ship to Phang Nga and return took over 4 hours return.