We arrived about one hour late in Phuket, Thailand after passing by some of the beautiful beach resorts.  Phuket was hit hard by the 2004 tsunami but has recovered nicely.  There is lot of traffic consisting of cars and huge numbers of motorcycles and scooters.  Our tour for the day included a Buddhist Temple, a cashew factory and a high end jewelry store. The highlight was an elephant ride.  Tom named our elephant Hilary as she had to stop several times because she was so full of crap.  When we arrived back at the ship a large number of crew and officers flanked the red carpet walkway where they gave us cool towels and a drink while the band played.  It was a nice welcome "home".

One of the beautiful resorts in Phuket

There were huge tangles of electric lines along the streets

Two baby elephants

Half an hour on an elephant can make you seasick!

One of the smaller buildings at the Temple

Our red carpet welcome home