If you can't tell, the sign upon entering the Muslim Village says"NO alcohol or you'll be fined 1 GOAT & 5,000 Baht.
After a quick breakfast we had another morning of travel: longboat, 2 hour songthaew ride, then another longboat. We went out through several islands & stopped at the island where the James Bond movie, "the Man with the Golden Gun" was filmed. It's actually called James Bond Island now. We walked around, snapped some pictures & did a bit of shopping. I was very disappointed to find out that we wouldn't be going to he island for the beach camping, they were worried it would rain. Instead we went to a Muslim fishing village to stay the night. The village is on stilts and backs up to a mountain. We had a tour of the town, then did the only thing there was to do there: more shopping & bartering with the locals. They had many stalls set up, most outside of their homes, selling souvenirs & crafts. We had tiny cabins over the water & were made dinner by the lady who owned the lodge. It seemed even more hot & humid than ever, & we couldn't swim to cool off because the water was brown & muddy. Luckily in the evening it cooled off, we all sat on our porch made of sticks & read while the mozzies (mosquitos) dined on any part not fully covered in repellent.
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