The boat to Phuket was slim and passengers seemed literate.
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I'm digging the 'living on a boat' idea :)
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Little Billy longed for the day to be let out of the ship's cargo hold.
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Ryan admires the most expensive meal of the trip. 3 Tiger Prawns $22
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The scariest thing I've seen in Thailand. 6 inches wide.
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Can you spot the monkey on a bike? Bastards.
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I asked this guy for a light...
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Thailish is a wonderful language.
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And the girls LOVE to put cold towels on your head.
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Phuket, Patong Beach - Oh land of debauchery...
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...where Heaven and Hell coexist in a state of chaotic symbiosis.
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100s of Bars where anything goes...
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Anything...
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And that's an "Ass Smaking" tube...
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The girls are Connect 4 and Jenga experts.
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Fisho: Spicy? Yes! Yummy? Hmmm.
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The road to Khao Lak - The Andaman Dive Departure Point.
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Sepia shots always make it look like Mexico.
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Me, Ryan and Maz. On a mission to see some big fish.
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We board the boat late, and get the "low down"...
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...everyone is completely zoning out...
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...and the boat goes into the darkness of the night.
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French Fries - the cornerstone of any nutritious breakfast!
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"You looking at my bacon and egg? You got a problem?"
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The blue waters of The Surin Islands - Near the Burmese Border.
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People slowly begin to open up - after all, it's going to be 5 days together!
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A long boat to the shore...
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Most likely a genuine Sea Gypsy descendant.
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No one, except a few old sea gypsies and rangers, lives on these protected islands...
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...but for one special day we get to pretend we do :)
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There's only a small ranger station and a couple of bungalows...
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...otherwise the entire set of islands is like this.
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Shallow for as far as you can walk! (see the guy?)
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Little channels are created between the islands...
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Ryan - an image of relaxed beauty.
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3 Hammocks, 3 Homies, 3 days left.
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The captain assembles the diving plank...
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...and I promptly go first with an sunburn ignighting back flop.
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Sun down and preparation for night diving!
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The fish before...
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...and after. Who's got opposable thumbs? Damn Right!
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Screw the crowded cabins, we slept up top...
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This was the Millenium Falcon turret with stars beyond!
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6:40am - Preparing for the early dive!
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Where I slept every night. Sometimes rather damply.
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