Good News! This post is not at all, not even the slightest bit, about us trying to fire dance, being burned by a fire dancer, or hitching a ride with a fire dancer. Moms & Grandmas (and probably neurosurgeon and archery instructor who worry our antics)... You're welcome. No one in our party attempted to … Continue reading Fire Dancing in Koh Chang
Our one non-medical outing while staying at the Mercure, was when the Moms decided we had to go into "town" in the daylight - instead of during an emergency run to the pharmacy. When we announced our plan, two girls decided they wanted to come along, as long as it involved a lot of shade. … Continue reading Koh Chang: Shopping, Smoothies & Monkey Warnings
As I said in my previous post about the Mercure, we had a very nice, restful few days on Koh Chang after our boat trip. The one hitch in the whole thing was that my girl, Katie, managed to get badly sunburned the last day on the boat. Her face was RED. It looked so … Continue reading Koh Chang: Self-Medicating
Being more wise in the ways of sailing trips than our family, our hosts had strongly recommended, and searched out, a resort stay for a few days after leaving the boat. We now had three days of long, hot showers, food at the ready, and lounging at the beach. For this, we stayed at the … Continue reading Koh Chang: Mercure Hideaway
Although billboards in Thailand clearly showed people with my Galaxy S7 taking underwater pictures... I just don't have the faith that the 'water-resistant up to 5 feet for up to 30 minutes" means I can put it under water in the ocean and take pictures. Unfortunately, that means you don't get any cool underwater shots … Continue reading Thailand: Snorkeling a Sunken Ship
We had set sail, and then anchored off the coast of Koh Mak last evening. Just the memory of watching the sun, and the sunrise, from the deck of a sailboat will be enough to get me back on a sailing vacation sooner rather than later. Since it was our last night on the boat, … Continue reading Koh Mak Morning & Market
This day on Koh Kood was to rest, relax, and enjoy the beautiful tropical weather. And to have what turned out to be maybe the best meal we had out in a restaurant our whole trip. The meal we compared the other meals to... but we'll get to that. We had anchored off the coast … Continue reading Koh Kood Relaxation
After the excitement of our Klong Chao waterfall experience, we had some well-earned downtime. Most of our time on the sailboat was actually motor propelled, travelling from island to island. But on this evening, we took some time to purely sail, including some time with the 1980 Christopher Cross hit 'Sailing' wafting through the boats … Continue reading Sunset Dinner, Koh Kood Thailand
Our journey up the river was intended to bring us to the road where taxis pick up passengers, and our goal was a little waterfall about a kilometer and a half from where we were. So, we arrived at the "intersection" and found... very little traffic. And very little intersection. And the signage was... less … Continue reading Thailand: Hitchhiking Koh Kood with Kids!
Our first morning sailing the islands we took our dingy ashore for breakfast and a half-day trip. Breakfast was at the Captain Hook Resort, which had some Thai, other Asian, and also a couple of western options on their breakfast bar. Sort of. Be careful of the fish sauce dangerously close to the pancakes. Not … Continue reading Up a River… in Koh Kood, Thailand
For three nights and four days, we sailed around islands in the Gulf of Thailand, near the border with Cambodia, while we anchored each night off the coast of -and visited - Koh Kood, Koh Mak, and Koh Chang. Being on a boat for 3 nights was totally new to my family. We weren't quite sure … Continue reading Sailing Thailand Islands with Kids
Our sailboat for the next 4 days was waiting for us closer to the southern end of Koh Chang. So to get there, we first took the ferry across to the island. Do you see that van at the back on the left? The one that looks like it is right on the edge of … Continue reading Glimpse of Koh Chang
