Our Southern Highlights Tour begins:)
A pleasant surprise awaited us when we were picked up by Asian Trails for the 4 day 3 night tour we had booked. When we scheduled our trip we had to decide between paying for a private tour or join in. Obviously it was less expensive to join in with a group so that was our choice. I guess the Lord has different plans for His children. We were the only people on the tour. Meaning we had a private tour guide, driver, and were told we could make timing changes depending on what suited our needs. Suphot, our tour guide, did an amazing job fielding all of our questions. Being on a private tour was great!
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Our first stop was Suwan Ku Ha Cave
Here is the entrance to the Cave. See the monkeys "guarding" the gateway. They were scampering around everywhere.
The Suwan Ku Ha Cave once housed monks.
Currently it is full of standing, sleeping and sitting buddha statues. Oh yeah and bats! Let me tell you the section they lived in smelled pretty nasty!
The family inside Suwan Ku Ha Cave.You will notice we have tons of family pictures which is another benefit of having a private tour guide!
No he isn't real.As we were walking up the steps to this part of the cave you really had to do a double take. This statue of who knows who really looked human
This is a temple across from the cave. The intricate detail in the decoration was exquisite!
Our next stop was a boat ride out to Phang Nga Bay
A picture of the long tail boats along the pier. The engines are massive diesel engines taken out of trucks!
Dylan and Daddy getting ready for the ride in our very own Long tail Thai boat. Our tour guide Suphot is in the background.
The limestone formations jutting out of the bay were magnificent. As you can imagine we took numerous pictures but have decided to keep it to a minimum here on the blog.
Slicing through the bay in and around the strange yet fantastic limestone formations
Ah ha time to get up close and personal with one of the limestone formations.
A picture of the long tail boats along the pier. The engines are massive diesel engines taken out of trucks! Dylan and Daddy getting ready for the ride in our very own Long tail Thai boat. Our tour guide Suphot is in the background. The limestone formations jutting out of the bay were magnificent. As you can imagine we took numerous pictures but have decided to keep it to a minimum here on the blog.
Slicing through the bay in and around the strange yet fantastic limestone formations
Ah ha time to get up close and personal with one of the limestone formations. Oh yes folks we are heading in are you ready?
Going in ...
Inside the cave:)
Turning around and heading back through.
Going in ... Inside the cave:)Turning around and heading back through. No we didn't get a chance to stand on top of our boat as we went through the cave like the folks in front of us. 
James Bond island is behind us. This is the island area where Man with a Golden Gun was filmed. Of course this past weekend Rory and I decided to rent the 007 film to see the island but they didn't have it. Being that we only have the small video store here on base, I guess when we get back to the states we can rent it. Does any one remember the island in the movie?
James Bond island is behind us. This is the island area where Man with a Golden Gun was filmed. Of course this past weekend Rory and I decided to rent the 007 film to see the island but they didn't have it. Being that we only have the small video store here on base, I guess when we get back to the states we can rent it. Does any one remember the island in the movie?Standing together on James Bond Island:) Loving how many family pictures we have from our Thailand trip. Suphot was so generous and kind. He would offer to take pictures before we would even ask!
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