Island hopping

One 40 foot speed boat with twin 260 engines , two guests and three crew picnic on board cameras bikinis snorkels flippers , we were off to spend the whole day island hopping !!
I dont think I could have imagined how beautiful these islands could be , not in my wildest dreams .
First port of call was Maia Beach , which some of you maty remember as the setting for the Leonardo di Caprio movie "the Beach " I did and now will definitely have to watch it again . Since the movie it has become a bit of a tourist trap so we didnt hang around for long , just enough to take in the magnificence of the whole setting . Motoring along to caves where the "birds nests are collected and considered a delicacy in Thailand (taste a bit like jelly ) I belief and sell for £300 a kilo . Interesting !
The day was magnificent scattered clouds but plenty of sunshine too .
Maia beach is on Phi Phi island which is a national park actually. Motoring along we came to monkey island where the monkies literally would take off your hats or sunglasses and take anything out of your hand so that was a lot of fun feeding them and giving them water !!
Mosquito island we decided to pass on quite obviously , Krabi in the distance was probably the most spectacular array of islands I have ever seen . Turquoise seas we pulled into Bamboo island and went snorkling , a trillion different types of mthe most colourful fish you ve ever seen and so many different species of coral too . Shower at the back of the boat , crew passing towels , would you like this that , the service was not quite what I had imagined .
We stopped at Bamboo island and they set up a picnic lunch for us on the beach, little table , mats towels etc, sooo pretty .
Back into the boat motoring for hours stopping occasionally to snorkel swim or just admire Thailands islands in all their magnificence , this was truly a day never to be forgotten .
Never got to learn to Scuba Dive , but believe it or snorkling for me was just fine !!
Just as the driver collected us from the beach it started to lash down so another day well planned .
Just one day left now and off to Bangkok for much shopping and touring , Suite at the Shangri la is booked as is Scirocco restaurant so little Miss organised BETTER get lots of that shopping in .
The tree below in the photo is actually a Banyan Tree !!