Phuket (holiday #3)


As we were gone for 6 weeks, it was like we had a bunch of mini-holidays. this one was for 8 nights on Karon Beach in the Phuket area. The tsunami hit this area and as a matter of fact, the resort we stayed at was planning its grand opening the day after. Needless to say, they were busy housing those who were displaced by the waves as the resort is up on a hill overlooking the area. Beautiful place. We lay on the beach, played in the waves, swam in the rooftop pool, ate some great meals, saw some shows, did a day trip to Monkey Beach and went snorkeling. The time went by very quickly. Here are some pictures:

Waves on our beach.

Sunset

Thai Volleyball -- Everything but hands

Noisy boats for travel between islands. They have a huge V8 engine and long propeller shaft.

Lunch snack on one of our walks.

Snorkelling for the first time. Very cool.

Used Sea kayaks to get to the beach. Also first time.

There were a lot of monkeys when we first arrived. After a few minutes, more tourists arrived in very loud boats and the monkeys took off into the trees.

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Here are some pictures of areas we visited on our boat trip to Phi Phi Island.

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The following pictures are views from our balcony and the rooftop pool.

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Below is the beach where we picked up a condition called 'sunburn'. You would think that I am old enough to know when to get out of the sun. Oh well......

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Oh look, another gas station?!!! (30 baht is less than a dollar for about 3/4 of a litre of gas) These little stations were used by the tourists who rented motorbikes.