Getting in the Christmas Mood at Ko Panak

Still some way to go before I can do the Santa thing

Thailand scenery

Limestone curtains and the undercut

Emerald Cave "Hong" at Ko Mok - magnificent sandy beach after a 80m cave journey

There might still be treasure here

Hells Angels Cory and Sharna with 100cc scooters in the background

A different mode of transport to the scooters

Cory and Sharna and friend

Patong Beach bar attire

Surin island sunset with Thai fishing vessel

Similan island scenery

Balancing rock at the Similan island No 8

Not only the streets of Phuket town are congested

National park lagoon (Gibbon Rehabilitation Centre) Phuket Island

One of the many Gibbons that have been rescued from the tourist trade

Rubber plantation - note the collection cups on each tree

The rubber drying process

Dunlop radials in the making - rubber shipment being transported to Bankok

Our 35th wedding anniversary at Panwa beach opposite Chalong

Peter taking off with the spoils of the tsunami

A "Hong" entrance on Ko Roi in Phang Nga bay

One of the many "Karst" formations of limestone in Phang Nga bay

Nai Harn Bay - one of our favourite anchorages on the south west coast of Phuket island

Phang Nga sunset

Santa's helpers on Xmas Eve 2010

A little tooo much Xmas cheer

Tooo much here as well

A relaxing Xmas day in the park at Nai Harn beach on Phuket

The "Beach Bunnies" Lucy and Maureen

A mindless card day for the girls - I wonder where the boys are?

Nephew Jamie and mate Gaz join "Two Up" for a couple of days

Intrepid cave explorers on Ko Phanak in Phang Nga bay

Limestone flows dwarf the explorers

The cave entrances are hard to find at high tide

Thanks for the memories and the prawns - off to Bangkok