Recovering from Last Night

We headed over to the Mai Khao Marriott resort and tried out their swimming pool. It was really shallow and not as big as the pool at our resort. The little boys played in the kids center and had kids mocktails. The grown up kids went out in the ocean again and said the waves were too mild, compared to the first day when they were dragged back into the ocean.

We took some family pictures of the tailored suits and then sent Grandma and Grandpa to dinner by themselves at the other resort. We all then had some family bonding time as we cooked spaghetti in our tiny kitchen.

Also the pictures above are from some Thai dancing in this reflection pool at our hotel.

FantaSea

In Phuket they have this place called Fantasea and they have these stores set up and some carnival games to play and a buffet (if you pay for it!). You come like three hours before this show starts because they want you to buy stuff and play the games. We went on two separate buses because transportation comes with every tour and we had some free tickets and some that we payed for.

We got there and there are tons of bright lights and the parking area is very Disneyland like. The kids saw tons of games that they wanted to play but we made them eat first. All the Thai people kept holding Addy and carrying her around and she was getting tired but still kept smiling. They boys had fun throwing balls and flipping frogs.

Before the show we saw a few exotic white animals, a white peacock, some white parrots, and a white tiger. The show was crazy! They took our cameras from us before so we could not take pictures but it had a ton of Thai dancing and lots of elephants! The fireworks scared the little ones as well as the loud cannon shots.

Turtle Village and Bikes

Last night was really a late night so this post is a bit late. In the morning hours we all slept in a bit. The older crowd went to work out and then we all took a trip to Turtle Village. There were a few shops there that we looked at and then we all took a trip to Swensons for ice cream! Then we decided to do some exploring!

Mindi, Jake, Jeremy, and Collin rented some mountain bikes for two hours. They rode about 17 km round trip and even managed to get lost. Here at the Marriott it is really beautiful but it is very secluded and away from Thailand, so renting the bike allows you to get to some villages and some local restaurants and shops. They wanted to ride to the local Wat and took a few wrong turns (the Marriott gives you a cell phone to take on your bike ride in case you get lost and the locals can not tell you where to go.)

Grandpa and I took the little boys on a bike ride to the lake which was 1 km away. They both did a great job peddling there and back. It was a hot day! Then we went to a secret tunnel to a small Buddhist shrine. Everyone was so impressed that a little two year old was riding a bike so far!

A few pictures and a story

This morning when we woke up our shoes were all missing. We had them all outside the hotel room and then this morning when my dad went to exercise they were gone. He just figured that someone else grabbed the shoes and put them inside. Well he started asking around and no one moved the shoes. Then people started getting a little mad, cause who would steal a bunch of shoes. So Dad was getting ready to call and the shoes showed up all in a row, looking very nice.

We all figured that they just took the shoes and cleaned up. Then Dad told the Marriott guy that he was so impressed that they even clean the shoes here and the guy said "It is the Thai people they are just incredible."

Later that night Nate said "I just got so sick of all the shoes being every where that I took them and put them in the closet and then when I woke up I put them back."

Another Relaxing Day in Paradise

This morning the older crowd went to the pool and did Water Tai Chi. They said it ended up being a huge water fight cause you just push and hit the water so everyone just gets really wet. The instructor even fell off the platform.

The little boys played in the kids center and colored on a name tag. Then some of the crowd went to swim and the rest watched the kids while we went to a Marriott presentation to earn some free tickets to a show. When we got there they didn't even try to sell my dad anything cause he is "Marriott Royalty", and we got the free show tickets!

Then we went and tried scuba diving in the deep end of the pool. Most of us enjoyed it but there were a few who had a hard time with the whole breathing thing!!

Collin and I had the chance to have a picnic on the beach and watch the sunset. It is so beautiful here. The waves on this beach are huge and it was a beautiful background for a quick bite to eat and then we all took some family pictures in our I love Phuket shirts!

Sunburns

We spent our first day at the Marriott enjoying the swimming pools and the health club. The property has an incredible beach but you can hardly ever swim in it because the currents and tides are so strong that it is unsafe to swim. Although some of the older crew enjoyed riding the large waves and then being pulled back into the ocean.

Grandpa and a few of the Aunts spent so much time outside that their are very red! The older crew spent about half the day at the health club exercising and enjoying this amazing shake that they were given. Collin and Everett spent about half the day sleeping...

Then we went to an owners party and had some finger food and some drinks. We were the only ones that were going with the non-alcohol version but we did not mind. Grandpa then made some brownies (in the microwave) and we had some dessert.

At the Marriott

Well yesterdays moving took all day. Here are some pictures of the Marriot that some of us are yet to explore!