Our favorite travel company is G Adventures.  They are always reliable, always a good value for dollar.  In our original planning, we looked at hooking into some short excursions, taking a vacation if you will. It was a highlight.  We sailed from Koh Phi Phi north to Phuket Island for four days.

Magic Amadeus is a 38 foot sailing catamaran, with four cabins and a husband and wife crew.  It turned out there were only 3 guests for our slot, David and Karen and Richard from Manitoba.  We had all the room you could hope for, effectively a private yacht for our bidding and a captain keen on showing us all his hidden places and Em who prepared 3 great meals each day. We did everything . . .   We went fishing off the back of the boat, caught tuna, and enjoyed sushi and hour later.  We slept one night in the Maya Bay, used in the filming of “The Beach” with Leonardo DeCaprio.  Along the way,  we swam or snorkeled right off the back of the boat.  Or kayaked, we circumnavigated an island, one afternoon.  Or go ashore to buy ice cream, (some parts of our sailors life resemble our normal life).

We could go on and on and probably will if you give us half a chance.  One night, we had dinner out and another, a pub night, the dingy would take us ashore or back to the boat for a quick 5 minute ride.  Upon returning to the boat, we tucked in for the night.

It was magical, and peaceful, and filled with something to do all at the same time.  Dave and I keep thinking, can we find three other couples and we just charter our own boat next time . . .   Let us know if you are up for it.