No Snorkeling, No Beach, No Sun. Ever.

(Monday) We woke up to another wet, grey day in Phuket. "Who cares?" we said, with a cup-half-full frame of mind "We are snorkeling at Rayas Island today! No one cares about rain when you are under water!" We hopped in the pick-up van with several other hopeful snorkelers and drove an hour to the pier...only to be told "There are 15 meter waves. The trip is cancelled." So, we turned around and came home, defeated.

Defeated? NO! After a carb-loaded lunch at our favorite rainy-day spot, Jim got a haircut and, as usual, came out looking like George Clooney! Addi got free braids with beads. We made a stop at the store to buy snack foods, another stop at the bootleg DVD stall to buy a copy of Peter Pan, and we were ready to snuggle in for a rainy day afternoon. I updated my resume and responded to a recruiter back home; Jim caught up on some work and played the Angry Birds Droid game; and Addi continued her endless questions about pirates and fairies. When the movie ended, Addi and I got pedicures.

Not exactly a day at the beach...but not a bad day at all!
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(Tuesday) we got the call canceling our trip to the Samilian Islands before we went to bed last night. "High winds, heavy rains, big waves" This was supposed to be the snorkeling highlight of our trip, so it was a tougher nut to swallow than yesterdays cancellation. Jim worked and Addi and I went to an indoor play-space for the day. Addi had a blast on the huge jungle-gym, at Arts-and-Crafts Corner and on the various rides they had.

We went to our first Hard Rock Cafe for dinner, hoping some good-old rock-n-roll and american grub would turn our frowns upside down. No such luck. It was over priced and mediocre. Ugh!

Maybe, just maybe, we will see the Phuket Sun before we leave tomorrow morning?
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(Wednesday) Tropical storm continues. High winds, big rains, turquoise ocean has turned brown, and my cup is half empty. Only one week left on this great adventure and we spent the last 5 days in the rain...not snorkeling. Now we are just hopeful our flight to Bangkok leaves on time...or at all! (Rumors of canceled flights swarming around the cabin-fevered crowds). Also hopeful my Blog Publisher will work there to upload the last 3 entries!

Pass the chocolate Tim Tam cookies, please.

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