Originally written on November 27, 2004

We awoke feeling much better and certainly much better rested. We skipped the breakfast downstairs (where they were serving the pineapple) and decided to head for a fancy place. For breakfast we had: Hot Chocolate (the good kind, no powders) and orange juice to start, then some corn flakes and milk with banana, a fruit plate filled with pineapple (best pineapple ever! we were very brave, melon, and watermelon), croissant, toast, english muffin, and omelette with bacon and ham, and a butter and sugar crepe. And some tea. Oh, and heather ordered pancakes with cream and maple syrup as well. It was way too much but… and all for at a fancy place! After that meal we needed to sit and recover some more. We headed to the movies to watch Alexander in a comfy chair with AC. Movie bad to so-so, chairs and AC great! After dinner we pondered what to do next.

The storm was now gone (muifa) but travelling to the south last minute is hectic. We could take the train or bus. The bus was better although it required some craziness to get tickets — we had to travel far. The train was easier but took longer although we still had to get up early to make sure we got seats for the 11 to 16 hour trip. Finally, I decided to check out flying. A flight to Phuket cost was reasonable so we went for dinner and thought it all through. (dinner was some safeties: sheppards pie and a cheeseburger) After dinner we went and bought the tickets over the internet at about 10 pm and promptly went back to the hotel packed and fell asleep.