Currently in Phuket .. Part II ... John Gray cruise

Well, yesterday, went for the Hong by Starlight John Gray cruise. FANTASTIC. Great weather ... strong sun. Went by big boat to Hong Is. Then, by sea canoes to the caves ... ur guide kinda paddles into the cave for 300 metres or so ... and come out into an enclosed cove. Great natural beauty.

Around 7 PM, it started pissing with rain. But, the John Gray impressed me with their professionalism. They got us into the big boat, laid out an elaborate dinner. All with a smile. Small things were taken care off.

All in all ... a must do trip with John Gray. Worth paying the extra money for it.

Had lunch today at Baluchi ... supposedly Thailand%26#39;s best Indian restaurant (hey, I am an Indian .. gotta try the indian digs all around the world :-)) Great Indian seafood.

Weather is hot ... no rains today.

Gotta go now ... Haagen Dazs, here I come :-)

I can%26#39;t believe it .. two Haagen Dazs in Patong and not one in whole of India. Thats ice cream discrimination :-) Whom do i sue ?!?!?!!?

- manish

Currently in Phuket .. Part II ... John Gray cruise

Yes, whom.

I%26#39;d be looking at slumdog millionaires, who are keeping it all for themselves.

You can get Ben and Jerry%26#39;s icecream at the supermarket. Mmmm... Ben and Jerry%26#39;s... Chunky Monkey icecream; Chocolate chip cookie dough icecream etc etc.

Unfortunately, in Phuket, it%26#39;s about 12 years old, has been refrozen at least eight times, and costs about 10,000,000 dollars.

Currently in Phuket .. Part II ... John Gray cruise

Glad to hear you%26#39;re having such a good time, Manish and I hope you enjoyed your icecream. I%26#39;ll definitely try Baluchi%26#39;s since it gets your tick of approval.

Manish , Thanks for informing the days of ur travels. I%26#39;m sittin in AD feeling like I%26#39;m traveln with u. Keep us all updated.

Hi manish,

enjoying your updates immensely, Baluchi has been an old favourite of ours for years, the butter chicken is to die for! Keep those reports coming. Sue

Thanx for the kind words.

Well, its my second last day ... finished the beaching. Now, heading off to a japanese restaurant for lunch. Weather is still perfect ... sun with no clouds.

Infact, to be honest, I can%26#39;t bear the sun at its peak here ... hence, the 30 mins spent in an air conditioned internet cafe with u guys/gals.

- manish