Craig at Karon Beach
Kata Beach, Phuket
Spring Rolls
That’s right I did climb up these steps
Tomato Rose
The View
A Lizard
A scooter for surf boards
Pointing us in the right direction
Mango and Sticky Rice a la Ginga musings
Offering to Buddha
Buddha Bell
Our roasted cashew nuts – cooked fresh in front of us by Pon
Our Kitten friend
The top of Wat Chalong Temple
Bangkok Food Tour
Green Curry and Roti
Gai Pad Khing
Steamed, Sticky? I bet I was about to find out.
The raw ingredients
Fish Spa
Bang Pae Waterfall
All gone, and it was delicious!
Assumption Cathedral
My decorative delight
Bang Pae Waterfall
Part of the Wat Chalong temple grounds
Early in the morning at Kata Beach
Pork Sausages
Prawn salad prior to the mouth burning incident.
Asiatique
Orchid Farm
The Mahout
Craig fits right in
Pad Thai from the Queen of Curries
Glass noodle Salad a la Craig
The oldest Elephant in the Park – 80 years old!
Hanging Duck
Penang Curry made fresh
The Vet visits and looks after a wound
The Sea Eagle
Held together only by two toothpicks, our fish parcels steamed for 30 minutes.
The Grand Palace
Taking a photo
Old Customs House
The fountains
Ta Da! Spicy Fish parcel
Standing near one of the Ponds at Jim Thomson’s house
The Steps
We are washing an elephant
A huge trail of ants at Bang Pae Waterfall
Board, Knife and remnants of the tomato I carved
Karon beach
Angry Birds Chips
The Garden
Freshly chopped and ready for the coating our fried fish
Craig grinds and punds his way to curry paste
An empty pan.
An Oasis of calm
Yes I am cycling on the same road as that big truck!
Chicken with house roasted Cashew Nuts
Pon holds my Spring Roll Creation
Look who’s coming for breakfast!
Pad Siew, a popular Thai noodle dish
Third generation recipe Duck
Sitting in a restaurant on the food tour
Wat Arun Temple
Thai Curry Paste – the core ingredients.
Bring me the food!
Introducing Gilbert de Stigter, our adopted Gibbon.
The End result
Wat Chalong Temple
Our perfect Pandanus Parcels
Red, green, big or small here there were chillies galore
Wat Arun Temple
Deep fried white fish with Chili and Basil topping
Kata Beach
The gorgeous baby elephant
The Butterfly
A BABY ELEPHANT!
Asiatique by night
Craig feeds one of the Elephants affected by blindness
At the top of the waterfall
The Restaurant
A huge Spider
Elephant Nature Park, Chiang Mai
Craig enjoys the pool
Pork and Cabbage Leaf soup
Tofu in Chiang Mai Market
The tangy and colourful sweet and sour Vegetables
The rather large lunch we lovingly prepared for ourselves.
Our Host hard at work
The entrance to Jim Thomson’s home
There goes the water!
Walking around the Palace Terraces
Giant Golden Buddha
I can smell those bananas in your bag 🙂
Flower Market
Infused with Pandanus leaf, these sweet steamed banans and creamy coconut, topped off our meal perfectly.
Curried Noodles
Feeding a beautiful Elephant
Big Buddha
They sure do have a sense of humor!
Spicy Glass Noodle Salad
Gibbon Rehabilitation Project
The group as we set off
My attempt at a Carrot Fern
That’s right – they are eating my feet
Those things are Elephant Ear Mushrooms – can you guess why?
Taking the ferry
The stunning Waterfall
Look who we found enjoying the sun!
Fried Bananas?
Yellow Curry – Thai Style
Head first
Entranceway to the Gibbon Rehabilitation Project
Muddy Elephants
Elephants are free to Roam and enjoy their oasis
Temple at the Grand Palace
Yay, it’s an elephant and I am feeding her ! WOW!
The Temple
A collection of photos from our trip to Thailand.
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Ginga Musings, complete.
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Love the photo story of your Thailand adventure! Looks like you had so much fun!!
Thanks we sure did! It’s a bit hard coming home 🙂