20100720 - 20100724 Phuket Trip Day 4

day 4....

Free and easy day.. we went to the beach today.  this time round, the red flags are out, which means that the current is too strong for swimming, but of course there are still people swimming, and people attempting to surf.

Look at the below picture.  We stand very far from the shoreline but once the waves come in, it is huge.  Note that the wave is so huge that it reaches Kate's kneecaps.  Note that the 'shirt' on papa is fake.. cos he had taken off his shirt to enjoy the sea breeze.

Papa writing her name on the sand..which was immediately washed away by the next incoming wave...

Then there was this wave that was so strong that it splashed water all over Kate's shirt and face, and she wanted to leave! But we managed to persuade her to stay for a while longer...

Then back to the hotel where Kate went for her bath, and after her bath, Mommy allowed her to soak in the bathtub.  There is a window next to the bathtub so whoever that is in soaking in the bathtub can look out of the window at the TV in the room.  Kate's favorite activities - playing in the bathtub and watching TV...

Usually we will eat at the restaurants about 2/3 streets away.  Kate's favorite is the Red Tomato because it has the 'diong diong', this token toy game.  She does not know how to play the game actually :P

During the evening, we went for an elephant ride at the nearby Koh Chang Safari.  It was off peak season and we are the only customers there! We choose the shortest (20min) elephant as we are afraid that Kate will be afraid but she enjoyed the ride!

On the 20min ride, we saw elephant dung on the path , and also rubber trees which looked freshly tapped.

After the ride, we asked the staff how to feed the elephants and we are told to 'self service', take the bananas from the kiosk nearby and feed the elephant!

The view from Kata Point (where the elephant safari is) is spectacular but too bad we did not stay to view the setting sun...

After the staff sent us back to the hotel, we went nearby for dinner again.  After dinner, papa and mommy went for a no-frills massage with Kate sitting between us.  And she understands that silence is required so she entertained herself during that one hour by playing with mommy's hairclip and hopping around the beds, only breaking the silence when she went to the toilet (outside the massage room) and after the massage has been completed. Good gal! :)

and then back to the hotel room, Kate had some more fun in the hotel room before bedtime...