Sunday, March 30, 2008

LEFT IN THE DARK!

There were stars!!!
29TH MARCH 2008.




ONE HOUR WITHOUT POWER,YES WE DECIDED ONCE AGAIN TO FLICK THE SWITCH IN THE NAME OF ENERGY SAVING!

IT WAS A NICE NIGHT FOR STAR GAZING....

Monday, March 24, 2008

EASTER..BUNNIES.&.RAIN

"MMM" RED WINE & CHOCOLATE!!!!!

EASTER?




WE ALL KNOW THE TRUE MEANING...THE RELIGIOUS ONE.


...A FOUR DAY BREAK.


...CHOCOLATE EGGS.


...BUNNIES?




BUT THE OTHER MEANING OF EASTER IS


... RAIN!


SO WHAT DO WE DO OVER A RAINY FOUR DAY BREAK?




EAT...GO TO CHURCH...EAT...WAIT FOR THE RABBIT... EAT...TAKE A TRIP TO THE BOTTLE SHOP...EAT.




Sunday, March 16, 2008

TEN DAYS IN THAILAND


MONKEY BEACH
CANOEING ON THE SOK RIVER

INSIDE A MONK'S TEMPLE
TEMPLE AT KARON
SNORKELLING
LONG BOAT
OLD WOMAN AT GYPSY VILLAGE
JAMES BOND ISLAND

ELEPHANT TREKKING
GYPSY VILLAGE
SNORKELLING AT HIN KLANG

GYPSY FISHING VILLAGE


ON THE 26/2/08 WE AND TWO OTHER COUPLES,CHRIS & GRACE,GEOFF & JOANNE BOARDED THAI AIR BOUND FOR BANGKOK & THEN ONTO PHUKET.



WHAT A GREAT TIME WE HAD,CLIMATE PERFECT,THAI FOOD & CULTURE A DELIGHTFUL EXPERIENCE.



A ONE DAY ELEPHANT TREK IN A SPECTACULAR JUNGLE VALLEY SURROUNDED BY LIMESTONE CLIFFS & MOUNTAINS OF THE NATIONAL PARK & THEN A JUNGLE RIVER CANOE TRIP ON THE SOK RIVER WAS AN UNFORGETTABLE EXPERIENCE.






A SPEED BOAT RIDE TO PHI PHI ISLAND MAYA BAY & KOH KHAI WAS ANOTHER DAY HAD, EXPLORING THE BREATH TAKING LANDSCAPE OF MAYA BAY,SNORKELLING IN THE CRYSTAL CLEAR WATER ABOVE THE CORAL GARDENS OF RUNTEE & LOH SAMAH BAYS, FEEDING THE MONKEYS AT "MONKEY" BEACH,TOPPED OFF WITH A TRADITIONAL THAI LUNCH.






ANOTHER DAY ON A TRADITIONAL LONG BOAT TO A GYPSY FISHING VILLAGE THEN CANOEING THROUGH THE MANGROVES & CAVES OF HONG ISLAND.






DINNER & A WALK THROUGH PATONG ON OUR LAST NIGHT WAS AN EVEN GREATER EXPERIENCE WITH IT'S BUSTLING MARKETS, GIRLIE BARS & GENERAL SLEAZE.






OUR TEN DAYS WAS AN ACTION PACKED ADVENTURE!