14 Dec -- Phuket, Thailand

After the bustle of Bangkok, it was nice to relax at Phuket. We spent 3 nights at Laguna Beach Resort which was a blast. The breakfast was delicous, the beach was so close and the water so warm. They also had two elephants roaming the grounds. After that we moved a few beaches south and spent 4 nights at Katathoni Beach Resort. Equally beautiful and close to the beach; it was wonderful.

This is the view from our room to the west and the sunset every night.

It looks like somebody missed the breakfast buffet.

Charlie tried to walk right up to pat the elephant.

Don't look now, Charlie, but I think the elephant is following us.

Charlie in his super-suit.


Nap-time by the pool.

We had dinner almost everynight on the beach at Tom Yang Goong's.


The following pictures are from Katathoni Resort.

"We" made some killer sand forts that were the envy of the beach.



This was a serious project: note the master pool, major wall, minor trough, minor wall. The ocean never stood a chance.