Ok, most of you know we are actually back in Australia now, but we aren't done with Thailand stories, so let's pretend... When we last chatted we were in Phuket, looking forward to getting the hell out. It was nice to be at the beach and all, but everyone else was there, too, from tourists to hawkers, and we didn't have much peaceful-beach-time. We did, however, have some nice parasailing-time and viewing-of-transvestites-time, so it wasn't a complete waste. Parasailing was fun. It was a running start from the beach, and you trailed around the boat in the bay for a few minutes before coming gently to rest in the water and climbing back onto the boat. Some people wanted to do it without getting wet (they had come in from the cruise ship and didn't have
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