The Man with the Golden Megaphone

On Wednesday we booked a tour of the Phi-Phi islands. This island group lies in between Phuket island and the mainland. It's the site of the famous James Bond movie and also Maya Beach, better known as 'The Beach'. It was quite the tour - completely with rowdy Aussies, glimmering tropical fish, and a guide who kept trying to tell lousy jokes through a blowhorn.


A shot of Jake riding up front with Tour Guide Bobby. Bobby has spent so much time with Aussi tourists that he speaks English (using Thai grammar) with an Australian accent. We couldn't understand a thing he said.

Grandma snorkeling off the coast of Phi-Phi Don island. (We're a long way from the Magrath co-op now...)

With the right motivation, Jake turned out to be a pretty good little snorkeler. We just dropped his gameboy into the water and told him he had to find it.


This is called Viking cave - probably named by all the Swedish tourists. The cave is full of swallow nests, which are harvested by people who live and work inside. Birdsnest soup is quite a delicacy in Southeast Asia. I'm not sure what it tastes like, (but the swallows themselves taste like chicken).


Looking for seashells on and island full of coral. If my dissertation doesn't pan out we plan to return here so I can fill my true calling - salvaging sunken barges for scrap iron.