Bernie and I both enjoyed an hour (plus) massage on the beach before we left the bungalow that had quickly become home. We made some nice friends; a single Canadian lady called Nicky who kindly shared the costs of our trip to the elephants and old town, a German family we plan to visit in Berlin next year and some Swiss and Anglo-French families too. We ate breakfast and dinner at the nearby Sonya restaurant. despite it sharing the name with a cheesy 80's pop star, it was a Thai family owned and operated restaurant that was great value for money, had heaps of kids toys and they even took the time to take Bernie into the kitchen to learn how to make the Pad Thai dish she enjoyed most nights. Due to the hot weather and being busy at the beach, we skip lunch each day, but loved our first proper taste of Thai holidaying at the friendly beach resort.
This is our masseuse who can be as gentle as a butterfly and as strong as an ox at the same time - the best $12 / 5 quid I've spent on a massage!
Today we moved to the aptly named Dream Team resort which is simply stunning. This is what I dreamt of visiting when we hatched our travel plans. We were kindly upgraded to a more deluxe room (we always book the 'standard room' option) which has a sea / pool view and air conditioning. Plus we have no less than two double beds for the four of us rather than one - living the dream or what?!
Sweet little Lily:
The lace is pretty quiet - we cant wait for Liad, Tanya and David to arrive tomorrow!
We had good fun playing with my cheap Chinese Go-pro rip-off today; Will's been perfecting his "Cannon balls!"
He is getting so confident in the water and his sister isn't far behind:
Boom!
Merry Xmas everybody... it may be winter here, but it certainly doesn't feel like it!
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