2. 2010

Back in Phuket, Thailand

Back in Phuket and here to stay for a little while at least.
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Paul lends Op a hand in steering the longtail on a day with a little extra wind and heavier seas than normal.
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Paul lends Op a hand in steering the longtail on a day with a little extra wind and heavier seas than normal.

PhuketKamala BeachThailand2010Longtail Boat

  • Paul lends Op a hand in steering the longtail on a day with a little extra wind and heavier seas than normal.
  • A heavy rain hits us on our way back to the beach after a morning of diving at Koh Weo, our favorite local dive site. Fortunately weather like this is an anomaly, and even in such soaking conditions the heat of the tropics keeps us cozy and warm.
  • Phuket Island stands shrouded in rain during a sudden storm, while the heavy drops splash a white mist over the surface of the ocean.
  • Raindrops kick the ocean into a sparkling flurry of tiny splashes as we make our way through the deluge back to the beach.
  • Raindrops kick the ocean into a sparkling flurry of tiny splashes as we make our way through the deluge back to the beach.
  • Our accommodation for the second part of our stay here is the downstairs half of an entire house - the biggest place we've ever lived in, and with the biggest fridge too!
  • Caged birds hang alongside the roads throughout most of the entire country.
  • A fat frog looks at the camera from its strategic position at the receiving end of a procession of ants.
  • Heavy evening rains flood the streets, but they certainly don't keep the people indoors!
  • Bananas reach for the sky from their stems deep in the hilly jungle near Kamala Beach.
  • A concrete trail just wide enough for a motorcycle leads steeply up into the hills.
  • An entire forest of rubber trees gives a portion of its latex for farmers to harvest and ship off to processing.
  • A humble home rests deep in the hilly terrain of this rubber tree plantation, secluded entirely from the noise and bustle of the town below.
  • A rubber tree lends support for a thin vine as it reaches for sunlight high above.
  • Our trail leads us onward through the rubber trees and deeper into the jungle.
  • A 360 view of the middle of a mountainous rubber tree plantation, with a couple small huts protecting peices of equipment from the elements.
  • Wild peppers grow in the jungle hills above Kamala Beach
  • A vine climbs the smooth trunk of a tree, reaching for sunlight high above.
  • Leafy branches stand silhouetted against a cloudy sky as the evening rains approach our location.
  • A friendly millipede explores the intriguing strangeness of Tracy's head.
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