The first day we slept till noon we must have really needed to catch up. And then we went to explore. It was raining a bit, and the city was very busy with people everywhere, and Thai everything. It is pretty interesting. Unfortunately I was not feeling very well. A bit of a stomach ache but that is okay. We stopped for our first Thai meal and a menu full of options, the food all looks and tastes so wonderful, different, and SPICY.
At this point we were feeling a bit unsure about what we were going to do and were we were going to go. My friend Chelsea that we had planned to stay with is on an island much farther away then we had expected. It is on the side of Thailand and apparently does not have as good of diving. Plus she is finishing her instructor course this week so we did not want to go there yet. But we are very fortunate because Becca’s Aunt and Uncle are here; they are traveling around the world on their sailboat with their 2 children. You can check it out at www.thevoyageofbluesky.com, anyways they are very sweet and they will be here for a little while and invited us to come and stay on the boat for a few nights.
That is where we are now. They have been very friendly and wonderful and the boat is beautiful. Yesterday we went to the beach at the Marriott and swam with a baby elephant, really strange to see and play with an elephant in the waves. Also there was a holiday yesterday called Loy Krathong where the Thai people make these beautiful arrangement and you light a candle and let them go into the sea for good luck and new beginnings. Some of the arrangements were carved out of fresh fruit. The most intricate flowers you can imagine carved out of everything form papaya, to watermelon and pumpkin. Positively stunning. And now we are sitting on their sailboat between the mainland of Thailand and Phuket and preparing for a sail tomorrow. Basically we are trying to adjust and enjoy a whole new culture, and loving every minute of it.
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