Well, after much internet frustration, we think we have finally figured out to get online to update our loyal followers on our many adventures! Sunday consisted of our team finally coming together at our hotel in Phuket – Jennifer was able to relax knowing we had all arrived after our respective hours of travel! As we were waiting for everyone to arrive, we were able to explore the hotel, eat, lounge by the pool, swim in the ocean or take a much needed nap. It has been an exhausting few days for us all and we are just happy to have met and begin settling in for our next 10 days together.
As we arrived in Phuket and stepped outside of the airport the response was the same – IT’S HUMID! The thickness of the air and the intensity of the sun is unlike anything most of us have experienced before and it will definitely end up on the list of “biggest adjustments in Thailand.” Something else that was noticed almost immediately is the driving habits! Motor bikes, cars, bikers and motorized carts all share the same roads and the lines painted on the roads dividing lanes seem to be there just for decoration! Many times we hold our breath as we are passing someone on a curve or trying to squeeze between a truck on once side and a motor biker on our other as we proceed to drive down the middle of the road, not exactly in any one lane. It’s been an adventure J
On this night we enjoyed a delicious Thai dinner waterside and this was our first get together as a complete team. Our group consists of a variety of people – ages, backgrounds, experiences, professions – but it’s been amazing to realize how quickly we are getting to know each other.
Tomorrow we will leave our hotel in Phuket and travel to the province of Phang Nga (about two hours north) where we will get settled at our new home for the remainder of our trip. It’s been an exciting and exhausting few days of travel and adjusting and meeting new people, but we are all here, safe and sound and ready to get to work on the house we will build with Jiresek Kumloy and his family! Big day tomorrow!
As we arrived in Phuket and stepped outside of the airport the response was the same – IT’S HUMID! The thickness of the air and the intensity of the sun is unlike anything most of us have experienced before and it will definitely end up on the list of “biggest adjustments in Thailand.” Something else that was noticed almost immediately is the driving habits! Motor bikes, cars, bikers and motorized carts all share the same roads and the lines painted on the roads dividing lanes seem to be there just for decoration! Many times we hold our breath as we are passing someone on a curve or trying to squeeze between a truck on once side and a motor biker on our other as we proceed to drive down the middle of the road, not exactly in any one lane. It’s been an adventure J
On this night we enjoyed a delicious Thai dinner waterside and this was our first get together as a complete team. Our group consists of a variety of people – ages, backgrounds, experiences, professions – but it’s been amazing to realize how quickly we are getting to know each other.
Tomorrow we will leave our hotel in Phuket and travel to the province of Phang Nga (about two hours north) where we will get settled at our new home for the remainder of our trip. It’s been an exciting and exhausting few days of travel and adjusting and meeting new people, but we are all here, safe and sound and ready to get to work on the house we will build with Jiresek Kumloy and his family! Big day tomorrow!
Welcome to Thailand anytime, everyone looks like the homeowner of the house that we built..
ReplyDeleteWords from Jirasak Kumloy ..the homeowner..