Tuesday 10 April Woke at 7am - mainly due to the heat which despite an Air conditioned room was excessive. June and I walked around the local area for 30 minutes - just sussing out the beach etc before we walked back to the apartment to pick up Shelley. We then had a simple breakfast of toast and croissants before hittng the beach. Kata noi beach is much more secluded and quieter than its larger brother - Kata beach. Kata Noi also has fantastic snorkel...

Tuesday 10 April When we planned this trip we realised that the journey from Melbourne to Phuket would be difficult. We had no idea. It didn't help with the fact that I had stayed up until 1am the previous evening, drinking beer and watching United beat QPR 2-0 to go 8 points clear in the premier league! Still - the sign of a true traveller is the ability to sustain log journeys when tired. So, to bed at 1am and then up at 4.30am to catch a taxi to Melbour...