Chaolao Beach Day

Yes, finally some beach time! I originally wanted to go to one of the island beaches around eastern Thailand but from where we were, it would have been a whole day of travel just to get there and a whole other day back. We opted for one of the local beaches instead. Twelve of us packed into 2 cars and drove out to Chantanburi, Chaolao Beach. Since I didn't have Internet and neither did anyone else, we had to look for a hotel when we got there, which was a bit frustrating. What would we do without Internet! Anyhow, we managed to find a pretty nice property that suited our group perfectly. We spent the afternoon swimming then went out and got some nice, fresh seafood dishes to bring back to the hotel for dinner, which included 3 bottles of liquor. Somehow, we managed to finish all 3 bottles between the 6 of us that were drinking. The night was fun and I ended up sick...go figure. Anyhow, it was a celebration of meeting cousins for the first time so it's all good. Even though we had a hard time understanding each other at times, since they speak Thai, we got some good laughs in. We really enjoyed ourselves and hope to see them again one day soon.