These all seem long, but they are stories that are worth telling. That is why they are broken down into relatively bite size chunks. We arrive in Phuket several hours prior to our acquisition time of the boat. No problem, we’ll go and see if it is ready and if not, just hang out until it is. They were ready for us, only problem was that we could not leave until the next morning because of low tide. Oh, well, we had the chance to meet with the staff, go through the boat and learn the systems, go over the charts and learn the best anchorages. Unfortunately, it was too hot to sleep on the boat (plus a lot of mosquitoes) so we booked a room at the nearby hotel. Nice enough and we were able
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