July 17th, 2009
We have landed in Khao Lak
Wow—we made it to our next pit stop! We are staying at the Briza Beach resort in Khao Lak. It is the area of Thailand that was most decimated by the Tsunami in Dec 2004. I think there is a museum that we will go see…I am sure it will be very sad, but is something we should do.
Anyway–on a happier note–we love our new hotel. It is, of course, rebuilt since the tsunami. It has complimentary internet (WAHOO!) and a gorgeous view–nice rooms etc…
www.brizakhaolak.com
The trip here was uneventful–we did get to ride in an AC minivan the whole way with only one transfer–so in the grand scope of our travels here—a pretty easy one!
We ventured out of the hotel in search of food for supper and found this little restaurant on the highway–not too sure at first–but it ended up being very good and as always, the staff is so friendly. The lady in charge gave us a bag of mangosteen and rambutan to take “home” with us. She has a garden of her own and has too many to eat, so she shared with us…How sweet is that??
We are going to be very happy here at this hotel…The beach is gorgeous…private so no touts buggin’ us. The lounge chairs are free (finally) and we can just hang out. There is a great market we have heard about but it is not there every day. We are probably going to go on Monday (which is its next open day).
There is an elephant that we have named Tiny that lives across from the resort we are at. Apparently there are 6 elephants in all, but the rest are not back from “work” yet. They have a much better life than the ones we saw in Ayuttayah and even the ones in Ko Samui…so that is nice to see! There is a big grassy field with lots of food and trees for shade..no concrete. They take people on one hour elephant treks to a waterfall…so we might do that one day…we will see.
