June 16, 2011 - Grandma and Grandpa have an address

Today, Grandma and Grandpa Sailor are still anchored in Ao Chalong, Phuket, Thailand. It is very windy today! Our wind generator is making lots of noise (but giving us lots of electricity) and we can’t put up our shade awning because the heavy wind might rip it.

The big news we have for you is that we now have an address in Phuket. We have bought a little apartment at Nai Yang Beach and we will move into it after we sell CanKata. It might take a long time before we find someone who wants to buy CanKata, so we will rent out our apartment until that happens. So don’t send us any mail just yet.

This is our address:

Loretta and Darrel Smith

#1403, Dewa Phuket

65 Moo 1, T. Sakoo

A. Thalang, Phuket 83110

How to say Dewa Phuket:  day-wah poo-ket.

We are also very excited because you two are just about done school for the year, and then you will be on summer vacation. We hope you have a great summer and have lots of fun adventures that you can tell us about.

This is "Jenny", our wind generator, working hard.
The Canadian flag below Jenny is wrapped up so the wind won't rip it.



A job for Grandpa on a windy day:
Fixing a pump in the bilge
(which is something like the boat's basement)



One of the pools at the Dewa Phuket
and the apartment building in the background



Grandma thinking she might go for a swim

Grandma swimming in the bubbly section of the pool
(the little pool with the elephants is for little kids)