The docks at Chalong Bay where all the tourist boats leave from.
Gene Mesher setting up and ready to go diving in the Andaman Sea!
Here's the Scandanavian Divers' back deck. Normally crowded, but set up fairly efficiently.
Jan after the first dive, on the upper desk catching some sunburn.
Scandanavian Divers boat at Chalong Bay
The streets of Patong Beach at night.
The columns of this hotel had a triangular tile on them which was really interesting use of ceramic and texture as a surface.
Raya, a nice restaurant (recommended!) in Phuket Town in an old Portuguese house
Jan on a scooter in Phuket Town
Jan and Gene on scooters in Phuket Town
At the tip of Phuket, there is a sunset viewing area and a shrine. This particular god loves elephants, and there are hundreds of them placed around the shrine.
We met an entire family (40 members) of Lao-Thai who came down here on holiday. It is, after all, the Chinese New Year week and they are getting and early start on it!
More elephants in Phuket
Views off the south tip of Phuket.
Views off the south tip of Phuket.
Views off the south tip of Phuket.
Views off the south tip of Phuket.
Jan and I enjoying Phuket.
Jan and I enjoying Phuket.
Jan and I enjoying Phuket.
Jan and I enjoying Phuket.
Some sunset views off Phuket's south point
Some sunset views off Phuket's south point
Some sunset views off Phuket's south point
This was too much not to capture. At the McDonalds on Patong Beach, Ronald is assuming the traditional pose of greeting. And so is Jan.
The fish in front of Mr. Good's Seafood.
Don't touch! The common names vary, but the Thai insist that this is a scorpionfish.
Diving sites: Racha Yai
Jan with a big smile on her face -- we're going diving!
Inside of the Scuba Cat dive boat, looking back towards the dive platform