Friday, August 15, 2014

Settling in after cancelling the circumnavigation - 2013 to date

It has been a long time since our last blog entry. We have had some memorable moments:
-      Setting off to finish our circumnavigation in CanKata
-      Cancelling our circumnavigation after unseasonal storms
-      Visiting Canada for two months
-      Listing CanKata for sale
-      Finding a new owner for CanKata (he takes possession in November)
-      Becoming landlubbers again - in Thailand
 
We are thoroughly enjoying settling into our new place in Nai Yang, Phuket. We find it is nearly a full-time job trying to learn the Thai language and culture. Of course we find plenty of time for chess, Sudoku, swimming, movies and eating. And I hope to find time in the future to post more blogs with stories and photos of our adventures in Thailand. In the meantime, here are some catch-up photos:
 

End of 2013: Our new bikes from Malaysia waiting to go ashore in Nai Yang

We made it back to Thailand in time for Christmas 2013
and had dinner on the beach


It was nice to get back to the clear, calm waters of Nai Yang Bay



Life quickly got back to normal - e.g. doing laundry

and walking the beach

This strange contraption is no longer allowed


When the 2014 monsoon season arrived, we took CanKata to Ao Po Marina
and became landlubbers

Darrel bought a Honda PCX to scoot around in




Monsoon season

Mango season! They make great shakes.

Not much swimming when the monsoons kick in


We gave away the microwave and got a convection oven.
Yum - homemade lasagna.

The thrice-weekly market is just around the corner from us


We bought some comfy chairs

A cheap beach ball is providing hours of pool fun

A $1 chess set from India keeps us occupied for hours

I'm not keen on motorcycles, so we got a car

While Darrel tends to CanKata, I cycle



Yum ... and so affordable!

Our adventures on land continue. Life is good. L&D xx