Tuesday, December 27, 2011

Christmas in Thailand

Sea Canoeing
This year we celebrated Christmas in Phuket, Thailand. We stayed at the Laguna Beach Resort, on recommendation of our friends Bill and Karen Pond. We had a fantastic time. The resort had a baby elephant named Meena that roamed the resort all day- the girls got hugs and kisses from her, got to ride her, high five her and swim with her in the ocean. Santa even rode in on Meena on Christmas day! This year, we went on one tour to Phang-Na, which is a set of Islands, that include the "James Bond" island (that was actually in a James Bond movie), a hike into sea caves, sea canoeing and a trip to the Floating Village (for those Amazing Race fans, it was the same floating village that was the "pit stop" for the Amazing Race this season)!


Girls at Sunset
With Meena on the beach

We did a lot of swimming, the girls went to Quest and attended a Little Chef's cooking afternoon, enjoyed the kids club, and made friends with a few expat families from the States living in China, as well as one from England. The weather was beautiful everyday we were there and we enjoyed it as much as possible. We celebrated Christmas Eve with dinner at Tom Yang Goon's, and came home to a Christmas Stocking hanging from our door, filled with candy and treats- the girls were thrilled! What a wonderful "last" trip in Asia. We have been so fortunate to visit Phuket and all of the other countries/cities that we have seen over the past two years!
Christmas Eve

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