Aliisa under sail in Langkawi. We'll try some better ones later. Lazy, you know... In Phuket we join the holidaymakers on the beach. Lazy, you know... Ba (yep, that's his name) hands out more firecrackers in Cactus Restaurant on New Years Eve. Lucky the place doesn't burn down... A Thai cargoboat is unloaded by a longtail in the tourist island of Ko Racha Yai. For cat-lovers: Charlie from left, Charlie from the right. Charlie attacks, Charlie sleeps. (For this photogallery's sake, I hope there's other things to photograph in Chagos... A man from Myanmar who called himself Dave. A lovely guy in Kata Beach, Phuket. I hope he's still ok. Sorry, Dave, for not buying anything form your shop. First I was amazed how women in Thailand rode at the back of scooters with both legs on the same side. Then I was this... Please accept our excuses. These things poke out of the water all over the coastline in Thailand / Malaysia. Siam Cooling Systems in Phuket sends two boys to fix my fridge. A professional job well done. Did I mention the word lazy before. Yes, climbing into the hammock was hard work and justifies a good rest. My six-month-old, AUD $400 hatch is leaking. Must take the perspex out and re-sikaflex it. Thank you Chris, I'll come and see you in 2009! Ko Racha Yai, 10 miles south of Phuket ----- Tsunami 26 Dec throws a local fishing boat on the beach. No damage is done and the boys get on with painting the hull before hiring a backhoe to dig a channel back into the sea, a month later. New crew is settling in. She's such a cutie, isn't she? New crew is settling in. She's such a cutie, isn't she? Oh, not lazy all the time. Getting ready for Chagos by building more storage space for food. After getting the complicated angles wrong and burning my firecracker into Sebastian's neck, we finally manage to do the firedance - New Years Eve, Langkawi. A Thai Longtail boat anchored by Ko Racha Yai. Powered mostly by a one-cylinder Yanmar diesel. The prop pushes cooling water up the pipe alongside the shaft. Some are fitted with heat exchangers. These things are fucking noisy!! Hanski (next to Paula on the right) and The Mäkinen Family. Markku, Mysse, Jokke, Sebastian and Kitti. Thank you for a good time!! In the western supermarkets in Phuket, not all things are western. Pick your own mince, please. Marina berth floating out to sea after the Tsunami. We wouldn't mind a free berth but there was no water or power connected.. There is a 500 Ringgit (around US $100) fine for littering, says the sign. Do the locals give a shit? Phoon and her husband drive us around Phuket and only rip us off a little. Budi, originally from Western Sumatra, is doing the Cooking. The best cooking. Thank you for getting my curry just right - not too hot. The Pier Restaurant, Langkawi. A couple of rocks sticking out between Penang and Langkawi. Deep water all around. Two-wheel drive is the preferred transport in the congested traffic of Phuket. Seven Wells Waterfalls, near Telaga Harbour Langkawi. Unfortunately during the cruising season all the islands waterfalls reduce to a trickle. The best shoe offer I have ever seen! Star Cruises plowing between Penang, Langkawi and Phuket. Suspiciously there was exhaust smoke rising from the top of the mast... Below, some images a week after the tsunami, from Telaga Harbour Marina. (The marina got swept away, pilons remain. ---- A typical Thai fishing boat anchored up in the Butang Group. People in Brazil are not the only ones loving their hammocks. Thai truck drivers find a shady spot under their rig. Phoon greets us from her tuk-tuk when coming to pick us up from the Phuket supermarket. The VetShopBoys in Penang, calming down young Charlie who is about to receive a microchip under her skin. Pitty it didn't come with a remote control.