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A safe distance  
   

A safe distance

When we were far enough away I brought out the camera, full zoom, and snapped the dark outline of the Navy ship. Not much you can decipher from here, but what an image it was up close!
The Forgotten Archipelago

January 11th 2007
For the first time in my life I feel I have been to the edge of the earth. I sailed in forgotten waters off the coast of a mostly forgotten country, was rescued by squid fishing gypsies, walked on dense uninhabited islands and virgin stretches of sand, dove lush reefs as well as devastated reefs, swam into nurse shark caves, and even encountered the Myanmar Navy, all in 6 short days in late Novem ... read more
Asia » Burma » Southern Burma » Mergui Archipelago

Burmese Flag Britain conquered Burma over a period of 62 years (1824-1886) and incorporated it into its Indian Empire. Burma was administered as a province of India until 1937 when it became a separate, self-governing colony; independence from the Commonwealth wa... ... read more
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