Fwd: Krabi Boat Lagoon Lat. North 8 degrees 00.7' Long. East 98 degrees 57.7'

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To: "2XS - Peter & Marguerite" <pjheadlam@hotmail.com>
Subject: Krabi Boat Lagoon Lat. North 8 degrees 00.7' Long. East 98 degrees 57.7'
Date: 02 May 2014 13:48:28 -0000
From: zmq5985

We arrived at KBL this morning after an uneventful trip from Koh Phi Phi Don. Krabi is on the mainland on the eastern side of the large bay across from Phuket. We had intended to arrive at high tide just after midday but as things turned out we were 3 hours early. However, we continued in paying close attention to the waypoints. We had sufficient water even though the shallowest was 10' a couple of times. The approach was onto a very low lying coastline with no obvious way in for a start. Thank goodness for GPS! We were in touch with the marina on VHF 67 and they sent out a dinghy to meet us because the actual marina entrance is up an obscure side branch of the main river and you would never connect it with the marina because at the point of entrance the marina is still not visible. The published waypoints do not continue to the marina entrance. Going up this final leg was much like the "great grey green greasy Limpopo River, all set about with fever trees" with the spreaders almost in the tree branches. However, all was soon revealed and we were snugged down into our berth. After the formalities of checking in we made contact with Ked of Popeye Marine who will be providing the labour for the work we need doing - Des, her husband isn't well but we hope to be meeting him tomorrow. We have arranged to haul out on Tuesday next week. As we won't be living on board during this time, Ked drove us to look at a couple of accommodation options they had unearthed for us and we have settled on a small apartment about 5 kms from the marina at 4500 Baht per month (NZD161). We have also organised a car for a month at 600 Baht (NZD22) per day fully insured. So, we will be living in a small local village and commuting each day to the marina and that will be a different experience. We can't check in with Customs etc until Wednesday because Monday is another holiday and Tuesday is hauling out. In the meantime we are illegal immigrants!
Today has been a long day with leaving KPPD at 0630 and all that has since happened. Early to bed and then tomorrow begins the task of taking as much stuff off the boat and putting it into storage so that we can give the boat the most thorough spring clean she has ever had. A boatie's life is never dull!!
Cheers again from us.....
Jim and Jean
s.v. Tiare Taporo III
Krabi Boat Lagoon Marina
Thailand.
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