We are allowed to take one "home leave" every year, but do not necessarily have to go home. This year we decided to head to Phuket, Thailand and stay at a Club Med. This was a true vacation consisting of scuba diving, pool time, massages, and only one trip for sight seeing. This was our first time at a Club Med and we decided to stay there so the kids had a place to hang out and have their own fun while we went scuba diving. We arrived at the resort mid morning and after getting checked in and introduced to all they had to offer, we were off to get some lunch before we headed to the pool. After some fun at the pool we headed to the restaurant to get a snack where Aaron proceeded to fall asleep after our 12 hour flight. I guess the fact he only slept for a couple hours caught up with him. We met one of the GO's that worked in the Kids Club for dinner where Aaron briefly woke up to pick out what he wanted for dinner only to fall back to sleep. This was the only night all 5 of us would end up eating dinner together, if you can call it that with Aaron sleeping.
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| Aaron and his dinner that was never touched. |
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| Hailey fell asleep after the kids show and we decided to call it a night after 2 kids were out for the count. |
Our first full day was Easter Sunday where the kids painted eggs before they were off with the kids club all day. Randy and I hung at the pool and then thoroughly enjoyed a very relaxing couples massage in the afternoon. It was so relaxing we wanted to try and schedule another one before we left. The kids had a blast all day and finished with a small water slide filled with soap suds.
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| Aaron having fun in the suds! |
The second day we were up early to go scuba diving. We arranged for a sitter since the Kids Club wasn't open when we needed to leave. It was a beautiful day and we had 3 dives planned. As we made it out further after the first dive I was starting to feel a little sea sick and just wanting to jump in to stop the motion. I made it through the next two dives and was very happy when we made it to land.
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| Looking back at Phuket and a buddha on the top of the mountain. |
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| One of our dive sites was along this wall. |
I decided to stay on land while Randy went out the next day for 2 more dives. I wanted to go, but feared it wouldn't be good as the waters looked more rough than the previous day. I enjoyed time at the pool, water aerobics, and a peaceful lunch by myself. Randy said it was good I didn't go as he was even feeling a little sick.
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| Aaron enjoying their kiddy drinks! |
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| View from Phuket. |
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| Randy and I heading into a small cave |
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| Our first wreck dive, anyone need to use the bathroom... |
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| Randy ready to head out for our first day of scuba diving. |
Sydney and Hailey were even able to try scuba diving in the pool. Sydney was old enough to head out for a real dive with an instructor and Randy. She thought it was really cool and a great introduction for her!
Club Med is a great family place and every night the kids perform a show and then it is followed by a show for the entire family to enjoys. The girls made some great friends and were at the Kids Club whenever it was open. Here are some pictures from the kid's shows.
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| Aaron and his girlfriend in the fashion show. |
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| The kids on talent show night. |
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| Aaron showing his kickboxing talent. |
I will post a video montage as well as our day out in the next blog post.
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