sea legs and sailor swagger

there's no better way to explore the glorious beaches and islands of southern thailand than aboard a sailboat. for our three week tour we decided to go with a 40 foot sloop by the name of juno captained by the legendary tom.

limestone cliffs meet crystal clear waters in our playground of the andaman sea

meet juno...

and tom... the better looking of the three stooges.. pictured here headed for a swim-through cave with a hidden entrance which opens up into the photo below after an 100 meter paddle the minute you get in here you know that if you were a pirate... this is where your treasure would be hidden

the anchor chain took far more showers than we did

little disconcerting when you can see the bottom standing way up on junos first spreader until you remember that the visibility of the water is about 60 feet

ed in flight
blowing out the candle on our homemade coconut chocolate cheesecake.. happy 24 ed
a thai style hot air balloon with barely enough lift to get a gecko off the ground but a pleasure to watch glowing as it reaches for the stars

natural water slide with a view of the malaysian coast

the happy faces of two hardened seamen. in truth though, life on juno proved to be anything but hard. endless cooking supplies and free reign over the kitchen and our travel plans made for three weeks of sailing bliss. we did have some duties onboard juno, the most important of which was keeping the beer cold and one in tom's hand at all times.


exploring some mangroves and caves aboard juno junior


stressed out

this one's got nothing on juno

i think this is a yoga pose.. the warrior maybe
we went over to this squid boat (one of thousands on the thai coast) to try and buy some squid.. there were about thirty guys smiling at us as we danced and hand signaled our way to friendship with the crew. the capt saluted us and sent us off with a huge bag of delicious freshly caught squid... for free. we seem happy
squid cleaning with rob the canadian.. this went on for about an hour

soon to be barracuda style fish and chips. this little guy also happened to be the culmination of a 14 month old bet - a scaley slap to the face.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=kXLOD409AGc

snorkeling shenanigans

eds monkey toes... and bunk
jeremy in bucket-induced sleep in the cockpit


eds colon's gift to the sea.. after 6 days of work

the dazzling juno in the distance just off the coast of the similan islands... one of the worlds most famous dive spots with visibility of about 60 feet.. maybe more. happy trails and sails to tom, rob and juno on the journey eastward to africa. hope you enjoy as many good times as we shared during our time aboard. and never cease the quest for that elusive red-crowned double-breasted mattress thrasher. cheers capn'!