Why did the monkey cross the road?

Ahh, the beach. After our brief stay in Bangkok we've come out to Patong, our island paradise. We were picked up at the airport by the hotel and I felt like a celebrity, it's the first time I've ever seen my name on a little sign when we walked out of the terminal. The drive to the hotel took about an hour and we were initially struck by the lushness of the countryside.

Once we arrived we settled in and then decided to head down to the beach. It is about a 10 minute walk down to Patong beach, so our gorgeous little hotel is nicely away from the hustle and bustle. After eating dinner we strolled down the beach in our bare feet and watched the sunset.

The next day we were up very early and had breakfast down by the beach. We grabbed some beach chairs and chilled out for the rest of the morning under our umbrella. Ryan made fast friends with the cutest little puppy that sat on his lap for a little bit while his owner watched and giggled. Unfortunately, we were not that careful with our sun exposure and ended up very burnt after day one on the beach. Due to our burnt state we decided to splurge on a yummy dinner and headed out for Indian food which was excellent. On the way back to the hotel a cute little monkey darted across the road which caused onlookers to gasp and scream. Luckily, the monkey picked a great time to cross and launched into his owners arms on the other side of the road.

Project burn recuperation day started off with a walk into town where we found the mall (air conditioned and wonderful for staying out of the sun). We got lunch at the supermarket and did a little light shopping. Day 2 of burn recovery was similar to day 1 due to our injuries. We tried some interesting new food (squid with tentacles) and headed back to the room before the rain started. There was a small posse of kids playing in the pool at the hotel when we arrived back. They greeted us with huge hellos and didn't mind staying in the pool as the rain poured down.