I was woken up from my reverie as our group reassembled to leave Phi Phi island. We were leaving for Maya beach. On the way we were taken to a wonderful lagoon surrounded by hills covered with thick vegetation. It was such an idyllic place. The boat sailed close to the hills to show us a cave referred as Viking’s cave although any Viking ever came here. My daughter wondered if Asterix & Obelix had ever come to Thailand. Why not said I. Given the abundance of pork meat in Thailand Obelix wouldn’t have been disappointed. And don’t rule out falling head over heels considering the pretty Thai girls reminded my wife.
The boat smoothly sailed to the picture post card Maya beach. Now the wind was blowing hard and the Sun was equally strong. We got down on the beach and plunged in to the crystal clear waters once again. Before coming here I had seen a lot of photos of this idyllic beach and this is a rare occasion where the reality matched the expectation. The sand was fine & white. A long tail boat was anchored exactly where I had seen it in the photographs. Do they keep the boat parked at this spot for photographs? Our new asset, a Canon EOS SLR neatly captured the scene. It was a good decision to buy an UV filter for the camera considering the solar glare. Time passed at a rapid pace as it does while having a great time. Soon it was time to leave. We reluctantly got in to the boat and sped off towards Phuket.
The boat pulled in to Rasida pier from where we had embarked up on the most memorable trip ever. As suspected earlier our photos have been stuck to a frame and was on sale. Our driver quickly spotted us and were escorted to the waiting van. There was again quite a heavy traffic on our way back to Patong.
Thus ended the most memorable day of ours in Thailand.
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