On the home stretch

Now that I'm back in the land of free internet, I can tell you I made it out of Phuket alive and well. After one afternoon of rain we had great weather to lay on the beach and enjoy the sun. My only complaint is I think my back is tight from laying on the beach too long. Although there were tons of people at a few of the beaches we went to we managed to find a quieter beach the third day by chartering a boat to one of the islands. The last day we walked down the road a found a hidden beach, well almost hidden beach, and enjoyed some quiet before we headed to the airport. Unfortunately that's where our luck ran out. The airline we used had recently been switched to another airport in Bangkok b/c of the flooding, so they have no priority in open gates, so our flight was delayed by 3hrs or so. I had a 2nd flight from Bangkok to Chang Mai, but they couldn't check me all the way through, so i missed my connection flight before I even left Phuket. They put me on the later 8pm flight. When we landed in Bangkok I was met on the run way by a very frantic employee with a shuttle van just for Ms. Lisa. He whisked me over to my next plane and ensured me my luggage would make it. Well it did...but unfortunately so did Y's luggage. She stopped in Bangkok, but her bag didnt. Hopefully they sent it back to Bangkok in time for her 730am flight home this morning. But Y, if you're reading this and you need me to look for your bag when I land in Bangkok, just give me the word.

Im off to see a few more temples and what not here in Chang Mai. I will report back on my findings...but the only thing to report so far is it's much cooler. My suntanned legs are not used to this higher elevation cooler air. I guess it's a good transition for my cold future come Thursday. Oh, and this hotel DOES have a coi pond. Y and I were led to believe our hotel in the Mekong delta would have a koi pond, but in fact it was just a planter filled with water...but this hotel actually has fish. It's nice to end in style.