JENNISONS ON HOLIDAYS

Today we woke again to rain rain rain.... Although we were not overly concerned because we had already booked in for our final massages in the morning.... 1.5 hours long for the adults and 1 hour for the boys. These felt like heaven and it was a fantastic way to see out the morning rain! The boys were happily playing in the games room after that, so we packed up all our bags ready for our departure.. Then Scott, Mum and I decided to visit the local strip of shops to pick up some bargains and try our haggling skills again - and spend the left over money or course :) We returned to the resort and had a quick lunch (although it was nearly 2pm!) then decided to have a quick swim with the boys ... read more

When we woke up this morning we could hear the rain pounding on the roof and the wind was howling ... We knew it was not a good start! Despite the weather, after breakfast, we set off exploring in our hire car ... This time heading south from our resort. We wanted to see what existed between Khao Lak and Phuket because when we arrived it was the middle of the night so we hadn't seen any of the landscape on that transfer. What we discovered today is that there is not much of interest between where we are and Phuket island!! We actually drove for about 1 1/2 hours south and found ourselves crossing the bridge to Phuket then stopped at a beach called Nai Haing. When we got there it was still raining so ... read more

We can't believe we have already reached the half way point of our stay. It's just unfair that time goes so fast when you are on holidays! Today after breakfast we decided to take a quick trip into the Main Street so that Mum and our 2 boys could get a fish foot spa. Yes that's the same type of treatment that the boys had last year! You place your feet in a tub full of tiny fish which nibble off all of your dead skin. That is, I might add, if you keep your feet very still and you sit motionless. When you move, the fish swim away do the trick is to stay very still. Mum had an intense "treatment" because lots of fish went her way. She said it felt very tickly and ... read more

Well I'm not sure what the highlight of today was as looking back now, it all feels like a dream!!! Let me try and explain in words what we all experienced ... Thankfully the driver I had arranged yesterday arrived promptly at our hotel and was waiting for us when we arrived at Reception. He seemed nice and friendly but we were all laughing at the start of the trip because he had a strange way of driving the minivan ... he seemed to accelerate on and off the whole time. We felt like we were rocking on a boat - but it was forward and backward ... not side to side! After a little while of driving he stopped on the roadside and asked what exactly we wanted to do. I explained some of the ... read more

Well we made it to "The Sands" at Khao Lak in the early hours of the morning today after our uneventful flight from Bangkok to Phuket, followed by an immediate transfer in a private minibus direct to the Resort. We were so thankful that the driver was waiting for us as we had 3 boys who were SO TIRED but coping really well with the long trip over. I think Scott and I were trying to keep our eyes open on the drive north, but with so little sleep and the time approaching 1am local time (which was 4am Brisbane time) exhaustion set in and we "nodded" off here and there along the way. The driver was fast (which normally sometimes concerns me) but we were thankful as the sooner we arrived in a bed the ... read more