On the beach

We got to go someplace nice and warm for New Year's Eve. The beaches of southern Thailand are world-famous, and we wanted to see them for ourselves, so we flew down to Ao Nang, a resort town on the coast of the Andaman Sea. We weren't disappointed.

We spent a few days relaxing on the beach at Ao Nang and nearby Railay. Everything we saw was postcard-perfect. The weather was balmy and warm, and the sky was blue (mostly.) Little wonder that we were surrounded by hordes of other American and European tourists everywhere we went.

There were gigantic limestone cliffs everywhere. This was the view from our balcony at our resort.









And this was the view from our boat when we went out snorkeling.











You know that one tank in the aquarium that's filled with brightly colored tropical fish, and you kinda wish you could reach out and touch them? That's what snorkeling here was like. Josh even got to touch a little fish once, when it bit him.






It only rained once. Naturally, this time was when we were out at sea on a kayak and had absolutely no way to prevent ourselves from getting completely soaked to the skin. I don't know if it's possible to tell from this picture just how drenched Mackenzie is.













We also got some gorgeous sunsets over the water.