Countdown to Vence!

Only 12 more days until I leave for France.  I'm getting excited. The weather should be better than what we generally experience in January and February here on the west coast so I am looking forward to that!  Focusing on Xmas at this time and spending as much time with family as possible.

We felt the earth move!

Well our trip has come to an end.  We finished our trip with a final day at the beach(s) and then headed home from Bangkok.  Early morning with a stop over in Tokyo.  While we were waiting at the gate for our last flight of our journey we heard a rumbling and then the building started to shake.  Felt like a freight train coming through.  EARTHQUAKE!

 I looked at Marlene and she looked at me and its like what now?  After a few minutes which felt like an hour it stopped.  The airport reported no damage and our flight was delayed by about a half hour.  Couldn't wait to get on that plane.  Sue met me at YVR airport which was wonderful.  I love travelling but getting home is always the best part!  Stay tuned for more adventures as I will continue my blog in January when I depart for France!

Beaches, beaches, beaches!

Today Kathy arranged for her driver to take us up the west coast of Phuket Island so that we could see some of the other beaches.  There were so many and not busy at all.  We ended the day on the northern part of the island (close to the airport) where Kathy is staying for a few more nights before heading home.  We had a great dinner on the beach, sipping wine and watching fireworks set off on behalf of the King's birthday.  Heading back to Bangkok tomorrow in preparation to heading home.  Sigh!

Dinner at Patong Beach

Kathy, Marlene and I had a wonderful dinner at a little restaurant overlooking Patong Beach.  Gorgeous sunset!  Great friends, great food, great beer!  What more could I want?

Patong Beach, Phuket

Here we are on Phuket.  I never figured that this is like another Waikiki!  I thought the town of Phuket would be a sleepy little village with pristine beaches surrounding it.  NOT!  It's a bustling place with lots of people.  This is "Happy Street" which is like a cross between Vegas and New Orleans at Mardi Gra.

Our resort is amazing with 3 large pools.  We met up with Kathy who is showing us around as if she's lived here forever.  Going up island tomorrow to some quieter beaches.  We'll leave Ko Phi Phi to next time as there is too much to see and too little time.