We owe thanks to Alex for planning our trip to Phuket. We were going to skip the beach in Thailand, which would have been a mistake. Thanks, Alex!
The highlight was the boat trip to small islands off the coast of Phuket.
We discovered that Alex and Pete’s kids would be happy to dig holes for hours.
The boat stopped in a beautiful cove so we could swim. Gorgeous view, but there were tiny, unidentified animals in the water that would bite or sting.
We visited Koh Panyee, a Muslim floating village. It is famous for a group of kids who learned to play soccer despite the obvious difficulty of not having land to play on. Ben saw a video about the kids at his middle school. If you are bored, you can hear their story at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tluVnjKuJxc (it is worth the 5 minutes)
Ethan and Logan on the kid’s soccer pitch. Note that if the ball goes out of bounds, a kid has to jump in the water to fetch it.
At our next stop, we waded through a cave to reach the inner part of the island.
Wow! What is a great experience!
Tiny stinging marine life?????? Nope !!
The trees with the partially exposed roots are cool. Are those submerged when the tide comes in?
Beautiful!