Thursday 2nd - was another rest day. For me anyway. Poor Rob had an upset stomach and stayed in bed all day. I amused myself by swimming, reading, and relaxing by the pool. Then fitted in some more shopping. Friday 3rd - woke to rain today. Thankfully Rob had recovered. During breakfast we watched a storm come up over the sea and the rain was quite heavy. When it settled a little I headed out for another massage, this time I chose a more relaxing oil one, much ...

Early start today, had to up before 6am to catch our tour to Phang Nga Bay. Collected by our transport after breakfast we headed north east. After travelling for about 40 minutes we arrived at this little village with a huge jetty. Introduced to the team and a brief description of our itinerary we set off down the jetty to board the speed boat. There was a group of 20 people, all Aussies and one family of three from France. We headed out into the bay at full thro...

Today we went on a tour of the island. So in a private air conditioned car we were driven to various places interesting to tourists. "View point" gives a nice view of the beaches along Karong & Kata. The beaches are nice and clean to swim at, and you're able to relax without too many hustlers unlike Bali. Next stop was Promthep Cape - Phuket's most southern point and famous for its sunsets. There is also a Hindu elephant shrine on top of the hill consisting o...

Arrived in Phuket today. Didn't get to the hotel until about 2pm. Plane was delayed by 2 hours because of a passenger ill on board who had to disembark in Bangkok before we took off. Sunset Resort Hotel has a great pool area for relaxing, room is basic but comfortable After settling in we decided to rest, as it was raining. After the rain settled we headed into town to see what Patong is all about. Took 20 minutes to walk from the hotel, and weather really humi...

The big day!!! Happy 50th birthday to me. Started the day off with a cup of tea in bed then after breakfast we once again tried to tackle the shopping area of bangkok. Deciding to tackle another Tuk tuk driver who insisted on taking us to another "government controlled" jewellery store, not really wanting too but we agreed and was assured we only had to look so he could get a fuel coupon. It must have meant to be - I come away with a beautiful new piece of jewel...