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The docks at Chalong Bay where all the tourist boats leave from.
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Gene Mesher setting up and ready to go diving in the Andaman Sea!
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Here's the Scandanavian Divers' back deck. Normally crowded, but set up fairly efficiently.
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Jan after the first dive, on the upper desk catching some sunburn.
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Scandanavian Divers boat at Chalong Bay
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The streets of Patong Beach at night.
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The columns of this hotel had a triangular tile on them which was really interesting use of ceramic and texture as a surface.
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Raya, a nice restaurant (recommended!) in Phuket Town in an old Portuguese house
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Jan on a scooter in Phuket Town
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Jan and Gene on scooters in Phuket Town
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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.
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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!
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More elephants in Phuket
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Views off the south tip of Phuket.
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Views off the south tip of Phuket.
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Views off the south tip of Phuket.
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Views off the south tip of Phuket.
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Jan and I enjoying Phuket.
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Jan and I enjoying Phuket.
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Jan and I enjoying Phuket.
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Jan and I enjoying Phuket.
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Some sunset views off Phuket's south point
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Some sunset views off Phuket's south point
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Some sunset views off Phuket's south point
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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.
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The fish in front of Mr. Good's Seafood.
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Don't touch! The common names vary, but the Thai insist that this is a scorpionfish.
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Diving sites: Racha Yai
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Jan with a big smile on her face -- we're going diving!
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Inside of the Scuba Cat dive boat, looking back towards the dive platform
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