Phuket arrival

Meeting Michael in Bangkok was simple and smooth. It was tough leaving a nice hotel to sit on the airplane for another hour, but hey. What's another hour? We met our driver from the dive resort and he took us the 45 minutes out to Chalong Bay. Talk about mom and pop shops. I didn't see a single chain store except for auto dealers and gas stations along the way. Those don't really make sense as a mom and pop operation creating their own gas or vehicles. People were all out and about. Congestion was minimal to what I had originally perceived about this place. It is low season here though. It will sure get different out of the resort town when we head back to Bangkok in 2 weeks.

Is this FAA approved? Or just "cute" approved? Sighting in Seoul.

The Palm Garden Resort, through Sea Bees Diving is pretty sweet so far. We get out on the boat tomorrow morning. On the way through town we stopped at the main office to sign some papers clearing them of any wrongful acts. Blah, blah, blah. What truly stuck out was when we got to the actual resort with the rooms and grounds. Its beautiful! Centrally located in the property is the clear free formed infinity pool with plenty of vegetation surrounding its borders. Michael has his own room right next to us and there is a restaurant as well. So far we have met some Thai people, but what stands out is the way they communicate. There are lots of pleasantries and facial expressions. The resort host was extra sure that our needs would be taken care of. Hospitality is on fire here!