The Grande Finale!

Well, we couldn’t have asked for a more perfect send-off from Thailand.  Relaxing, beautiful and full of tasty traditional Thai food.  This being our last day we decided to take a chartered sail boat around the islands that surround Phuket…

Mission accomplished-Sleep!

Our home for the day

Captain Mark and his crew were our hosts for the day on their 38 foot sail boat. 

The boat was fully stocked with food and drink as we headed toward Koh Phakek…our final destination for the day where we had a traditional lunch prepared for us on the beach.  It was quite a feast.  Tom Ka Gai soup, grilled shrimp and curry chicken with rice topped off the menu.  It was quite the treat. 

We were able to do a bit of cave and hong exploring as well.  AMAZINGLY beautiful scenery around every turn.  Dark caves would all of a sudden turn into huge open rooms without ceiling letting the sun shine down to the limestone filled waters below.  Stunning!

Out cold!

Cave dwelling at entrance to a hong

The pictures sort of tell the whole story as it was simply a day of more sleeping, eating and preparing our heads for the long flight home that was going to start in about 6 hours. 

Our fearless crew

The kitchen on the beach

As we say good bye to Thailand, I keep thinking back on what an fantastic exerience we just had.  Starting off in New York with Dan, Scotty and the Schumachers.  Making our way to South Africa where we will have memories (and photos as we took about 8,000…seriously!) to last a lifetime and then topping the trip off with a fantastic trip through Thailand.  I had no idea how much I was going to fall in love with Thailand…amazing people, food and sights throughout our trip!

The sun has set on this trip, but we’ll soon be back.  Thanks to the generous Thai people for hosting us in your home!!

The final sunset: Mai Koa Beach, Phuket

 

5,4,3,2,1....ahhhhh

 

Michael and I are currently sitting in Narita, Japan waiting for our final connection to San Francisco.  As much as I’d love to keep going on this amazing journey, I’m looking foward to getting home, catching up with friends and family (and the pups) and enjoying SF for the holidays…Next stop, Tahoe!!

I hope you enjoyed the updates on our trip.  It was great to sit down and reflect on what a fantastic time we had every few days or so.  Stay tuned as I just may keep this blog thing going.

Best wishes to you all for a fantastic holiday!

Brad and Michael