Ko Samui, Bangkok

Having left the visa issue in God's hands we tried to forget all about it. And it was quite easy to forget when we made our way to our air conditioned huts 15 m's from the beach, and dumped our luggage and enjoyed the refreshing coolness in the sea. So blue. So amazing to be safely all together with family. Such a biazzre fact that we were in Thailand, on an island. Such a blessing.

The Thai people are so lovely, and so helpful. Oh, but they want to sell you so many things.

The first afternoon on the beach we were immediately accosted by people selling us icecreams, cooked corn, jewellery, sarongs, etc. That was good for a sample. Then we understood the rudeness of the people around us on the beach. They kept coming, and kept trying to sell you things. Now we're used to it. Also getting good with the bartering.

I've been waking up at 6am each morning...naturally. Weird. Yes. No alarm. And use the time to go for an early morning swim / run. so cool. I'm enjoying the sunrises. The funny thing is I'm understanding the naturally morning people now. The people who get tired in the early evening. I've been exhausted before 9pm. So strange.

We took a day excursion on a boat cruise to another island and spent the whole day in the water going from island to island snorkelling. I love watching from above and viewing the different coloured fish swim by. Also when they swim in a school with you. As if they can't tell that you are a human and treat you as a fish instead. I loved the rainbow colours, and the little neon blues, and canary yellows the best:-)
I might be able to get some photo's up here because Jono has an underwater digital camera. I just can't believe how cheap it all is. I think less than a 10th of what it would be to do in Australia.

Last night we went out for dinner to a lovely restaurant overlooking the water to celebrate the girls birthdays... Jens 18th & Cals' 21st. Very special.

Today the others hired jet ski's (if that's what you call them) and we had the 3 of us girls on one, which didn't work so well, and we'd already fallen off once before I decided I wanted to get off, so I got them to drop me off and I started walking my way along the shore. One of the guys noticed that I was no longer with the others and came searching for me!! Then I was on the back of his craft, and going faster than the whole time with the others and doing a 360....Woooaaaaah Yes, I was slightly scared, plus I lost my cap and he had to go back and find it. So I think I got the best deal, as he really knew how to use it.

We're half way through our week here, and it's been amazing. A chill time that I'll be thankful for when I get to India and meet many challenges, that's God Willing if we get our visa's. We might just have to hang around Cambodia for an extra week and meet up with the pars after the bible week is over. We'll wait and see and keep trusting. Whatever is God's will.