knitting in a rainy paradise

It's been awhile since I posted, hasn't it? This past Tuesday was a holiday here in Thailand - I can't for the life of me remember it's official name, but it commemorates the abolishment of slavery - and Chris and Madeline were off of work and school Friday through Tuesday. We took the break as an opportunity to visit our third Thailand resort destination, Koh Samui.

We flew on Bangkok Air, which was just lovely. Nice departure lounges, small snacks, a meal service (and Madeline got a cool set of Hiroshima-themed colorforms on-board to play with). I hope that Westjet grows up to be more like Bangkok Airlines in a few years; I already have noticed a few similarities.

I can't really decide how much I liked about Koh Samui as it rained nearly constantly while we were there, and that's probably not fair evaluation conditions. What I do know is that we still had a really good time. We stayed at the Tongsai Bay resort in a decent-sized cottage, and when it was pouring outside, Madeline watched DVDs, Chris read the newspaper, and I knitted. We didn't really mind at all. It was still relaxing to be out of Bangkok. We'd pick up our umbrellas and wander down to the beach-side bar for a pizza snack, or try to teach Madeline how to play eight-ball in the games room off of the lobby. We kept busy, and I nearly went through two balls of Shine Worsted for Madeline's Monica. It certainly wasn't a waste of a long weekend ...

Comments

[chronicler]

That's the bathtub I want!!!! I just wish we could get the tubs and bathroom amenities like the rest of the world.

It sounds like a nice trip rain and all.

[nonlineargirl]

It looks (and sounds) lovely. Here in Oregon we would never do anything if we were waiting for it to stop raining, so a rainy weekend sounds ok to me.