Getting ready to fly from Phnom Penh to Bangkok
About to go through Passport Control in Suvarnabhumi Airport (I can't pronounce it either!)
Riding a water taxi to a Thai/European restaurant on a pier along the river 
Ryan, Benji (stuffed animal), Juliana...
...Bethany, Kai, Loofy (stuffed animal) and Barry before eating one of our best Thai meals ever!
The view of Dolphin Bay (Gulf of Thailand) from the Juniper Tree Resort (we were just across a small street from the beach) 
Playing in the warm water
One day we rented kayaks and sailed to an island about 1.4 km away. We were looking forward to a fun excursion and checking out the beach on Monkey Island - but got more than we bargained for! Juliana played it cool while I did all the paddling...
... but when we got there, one of the monkeys the island is named for came onto our kayak, attracted to the bags we'd put our things in to keep them dry. Before I really knew what was happening, he stole the ziploc bag I'd just taken the camera out of - making off with my cell phone and our room key! (Worst part: we didn't remember that the room key was in the bag until we'd rowed back across the bay!) While I comforted a scared Juliana and bewildered Kai, Ryan and Barry rose to the challenge of getting my cell phone back. The glass/plastic front was cracked and the keypad was missing - since the monkey cracked it against a rock to get to the soft, chewy center (or so I assume)!! Needless to say, we'd had enough of the naughty monkeys and turned right around to paddle back to shore. (Then discovered that Ryan and Barry needed to return and look for the room key, since it was the only one Juniper Tree had for our room! They both got sunburned in the process.) It makes a good story, but if we never get that close to monkeys again it will be too soon!
Returning from Monkey Island (in background) with Kai
Juliana and Ryan, with the beautiful shoreline as a destination
Kai really enjoyed the children's pool, separated from the deeper pools by a wall
Uncle Barry tows Juliana in the deep part of the big pool (Ryan and Kai in background)
Getting ready to leave Juniper Tree. We stayed in a suite on the ground floor of the building on the right, and really enjoyed our time. We returned to Bangkok with Barry on Feb. 16, since he was flying home early on the 17th, and we were traveling to an EMM Retreat on the same day. -Bethany
2 comments:
Awesome pics, guys! Loved the photos and the descriptions. It is so neat to get this glimpse into your lives. Thanks so much for catching us up! Love you!
wow. you are making me CRAVE a beach vacation in the worst way. :) barry looks the same as ever! great aging, barry. :) i don't think i can say the same thing...take care. mis.
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