On April 7th 2005, Yogi, Tay, Phill and Zena (me!!) left Gatwick airport bound for Phuket Island, Thailand. We were heading over there to meet up with an ex club member, Flob, who now has a bar in Karon. Another reason for our little excursion was to hand over £1100 to the Black Rose Mc that the Barrel Bikers had raised to go to help local people recover from the horrors of the December Tsunami. Before all of that, we had 3 flights to negotiate, one with a very short change over time at Doha Airport (in Qatar), and another from Bangkok to Phuket which we hadn't even booked yet. All this with a very nervous flyer in our midst...

Our first meal in Thailand. At Bangkok Airport. Was a Thai Fast Food joint. Should have seen the poor girls face drop when Yogi announced at the counter he was English! We then managed to turn the whole place into confusion and panic. As you can see, eventually we got what we ordered, maybe it was the funny accents & and arm gestures we all put on that helped the understanding...

First job, check out the beach and txt home

Second, feed Yogi a fruit tree growing in some very toxic alcohol based liquid. The place we chose to eat that night was a resturant called 'Vitaporn'. The sign in the background now makes a little more sense, doesn't it?

Our hotel. Stunning place. 4 Star treatment, B & B, 8 nights, guess how much a room??? Give up? £113.

Wow.

Looking down from the rooms to the pool

Yogi & Phill confusing the issue again...

Right next door to the hotel was this. It was something we all found hard to get used to.

Looking out of the corridor window.