Islands & Beaches

Phuket is blessed with tremendous amount of natural resources. In the area of agriculture, it's suitable for the cultivation of cashew nuts, rubber trees and dragon fruits. With regards to natural resources, it 's a haven for tin miners. Naturally, its surrounded by islands with lush greenery, white sandy beaches. It feels just like living out of a travel magazine. Within a day, we hopped across three islands, Phi Phi Don, Phi Phi Ley and another whose name has slipped my mind. 

Probably because I've been studying too much, the moment I saw these outcrops, I began to think, "Hmmm.. are these sandstone or limestone?"

I think they're limestone formation, because I can see staglatites and staglamite sticking out. I can even see caves here and there. Ahh... they must be limestones. Pity I didn't bring any acid with me, to test. 

Judging by its shape, it looks very much like the shape of homes to corals too. Growing upwards, with a steep decline towards the flank. Definitely carbonate formation. Wow... I wonder what would we observe when we acidize these formations. 

The sands here are so white, definitely no organic material. They're fine too, definitely low porosity. A hah! It's a wonder they fracture easily, creating pores to store hydrocarbon! 

Since the water here is calm, and shallow, corals grow happily along this shelf. Colourful fishes feed on them, and the corals multiply every day.

Carbonate Reef Patches

Limestone Hills

 

Come Fishy, Fishy, Fishy!

 Look out for the Rainbow Fish!

Schools of fishes (presumably anchovies) swimming around us!

Fish Feeding Frenzy. 
Blue fish! Can you spot the blue fish? 

Wow... Amazing! 

Everywhere I turn, I see mountains and clear, blue water. Psalm 23 springs to mind: 

"The LORD is my shepherd, I shall not be in want,

He makes me lie down in green pastures,

He leads me beside still waters,

He restores my soul..."

Now, I can see where the writer got his inspiration from. He was probably on a long holiday by the beach, stretching his legs, looking up at the ever-changing clouds in the sky, seated in the valley. (",)