In very un-Darryl form, we woke up about 6.00 this morning!\u00a0 I had seen a message on Facebook from Julie so I gave her room a call and we planned to meet downstairs for breakfast.\u00a0 So after a quick shower, off we went.<\/p>\n
Breakfast was included and a full buffet.\u00a0 So we ate for about an hour, enjoying all we could see!\u00a0 It was a bit noisier than our normal breakfast of the two of us; all the kids were there!\u00a0 But a fun start to the holiday.<\/p>\n
We went down to the pool where the kids had a swim, and we arranged Mum and Dad’s pick up car for the evening.\u00a0 Then all of us except Darren went for a walk along the beach, and a swim in the surf.\u00a0 The water was amazing!\u00a0 So nice and warm, but still refreshing!<\/p>\n
After a good leg stretch we decided we deserved a massage.\u00a0 So the lot of us went to a place Julie and Darren had found yesterday, with a happy hour (no, that’s not “happy ending” – get your mind out of the gutter).\u00a0 200 baht (AU$7) each for an hour – it would be a crime to say no.\u00a0 So my body got twisted in ways I didn’t know were possible for a while.\u00a0 During this, the heavens opened up, and it was bucketing down.\u00a0 Unfortunately it hadn’t finished by the time our massage had.\u00a0 So we walked through it.<\/p>\n
We found somewhere for lunch.\u00a0 It took a while for lunch to arrive, but we enjoyed some food and drink and waited for the rain to stop.\u00a0 By now the lack of sleep was catching up with me, so I went back to the room for a siesta.<\/p>\n
Feeling a little refreshed, it was time for some excitement.\u00a0 So I hired a jet ski for half an hour and took David out for a play around Patong Bay.\u00a0 It wasn’t as powerful as my old jet ski was, but still an enjoyable time.\u00a0 It was fun just opening the throttle and going flat out on the water and David enjoyed it too.<\/p>\n
We went for a walk to get a drink, which was a scenic trip, and we ended up just buying one from a 7-11 and drinking it on the streets!\u00a0 We got back to the hotel in time to watch the sun set, and then got changed to go out for dinner.\u00a0 Dinner was just had down a food court lane way so we could all get whatever we wanted.\u00a0 Kaoru and I had skewers (Beef and Crocodile).\u00a0 Izzy had a pineapple friend rice, served in a half pineapple!<\/p>\n
The Hawkes went back home (with the kids) and Kaoru and I went for a walk and to see how the streets changed in the evening.\u00a0 It was a lot different!\u00a0 We went through the seedier areas that we hadn’t found last night.\u00a0 We also found a 7-11 and bought a SIM card so we could communicate.\u00a0 200 baht for unlimited calls and internet – can’t go wrong!\u00a0 We picked a bar to have a drink in and got the phone working, and then went back to the hotel.<\/p>\n
Julie and Darren came down to our room for a drink as the kids were asleep; we were going to grab some travellers and take them to the reception and wait for Mum and Dad; while getting ready Kaoru could hear Dad’s voice!\u00a0 They were being put in the room we were originally in.\u00a0 So they came in and had a drink with us all, and then we went back to the food street for Mum, as she didn’t have dinner on the plane.<\/p>\n
Kaoru and I went and got 2 more SIM cards, as we knew this one worked, and we got them set up in Julie and Dad’s phones.\u00a0 Then we came back to the hotel and called it a night.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
In very un-Darryl form, we woke up about 6.00 this morning!\u00a0 I had seen a message on Facebook from Julie so I gave her room a call and we planned to meet downstairs for breakfast.\u00a0 So after a quick shower, off we went. Breakfast was included and a full buffet.\u00a0 So we ate for about … Continue reading