Back to another day of food and beach.  All the relaxing time gives me a chance to check up on activities in Bangkok.  Our original plans for this trip included a departure late Friday for Bangkok and two days sightseeing in the Thai capital.  All the political turmoil scared me off, so before Christmas I cancelled Bangkok and extended Phuket.  Right now it looks like it was a good decision.  Lots of street protests and the occasional shots fired and bomb blasts make for an undesirable destination.  Hopefully it won’t affect the airport when we go through on Monday.