PHUKET!

well, delayed as we are, it's friday night and this is our first post from the beach...we arrived safely on wednesday morning...and went directly to our hotel. we dropped our stuff and set out on an adventure to the next town over...we took a local bus and arrived in the town only to find it quite..."seedy." we explored the town and eventually set out on a trek to find the kayaking outfit that we wanted to take a trip with the next day. (since we don't have a phone, we have to do things the old fashioned way;) the lord provided...and protected...about an hour later we were very lost...well not lost, we knew where we were, but had walked about 6 miles past our destination. very discouraged because we couldn't find number "346/7" on the road we'd been hiking for over an hour, we spotted a hotel van and asked the driver what he knew. wouldn't you know, he told us to hop in and he drove us to our place. sooo...kink in our calculations...i mis-transposed the number...the actual address was 367/4. i'm retarded. but we found our place and bargained a great deal for our adventure at sea the next day.

yesterday (thursday) was incredible...we kayaked around miles of islands and caves in the andaman sea. it was so fun and beautiful. for those of you that know me and my strange ability to run into someone i know...here's the story of the week. we step into the van that was taking us to the pier...and wouldn't you know there was a woman in the van from weston connecticut...and hired clare to babysit when they both get home! crazy...

today we spent lounging on the beach, by the pool, and getting a little too much sun in the tropical mecca...tomorrow we're going on a little elephant safari and then heading home to bangkok...well not really home;)

we're not sure we'll really understand just how amazing this trip has been until we're not on it anymore.......

pictures to come on monday...won't have internet until then. be well.