This was just the view from where we were playing in Thailand, no big deal. The tournament did not go as well as we'd hoped; we didn't manage to qualify for the main draw, but Jamie and I got some quality training in together as a team. And, of course we were in Phuket with pristine beaches, so that helped a little too. Since this was the last tournament of the 2011 season, we decided to start our time off with style.
Before heading up to Bangkok, we visited the Khai Islands for some snorkeling and relaxing.
Once we got that important stuff out of the way, we flew up to Bangkok to visit my good friend Heather, who let us stay in her apartment for a week. Exploring this neat city was very exciting, definitely a change of pace from the island life we were living in Phuket.
After a week of crazy traffic, awesome shopping deals, delicious food, monitor lizards, motorcy's, giant buddhas, light festivals and unnaturally tight shorts it was sadly time to head back home to Toronto.
I can't thank Heather and Greg enough for being such amazing hosts. You guys really showed us why you love Bangkok so much and I can't wait to crash on your couch again next year!
Not gonna lie, coming home to cold, rainy weather and dealing with the 12 hour time change kind of sucked. I really miss the consistent 30C sunny days of Thailand. But, now that I'm home, I'm taking this time off from training to rehab my shoulder. I had a procedure done that had me in a sling for a week, and I figured I may as well have my wisdom teeth out at that time since I can't be training anyway. What a week. Having one working arm and swollen chipmunk cheeks all at once was definitely an experience I don't want to repeat. Ever.
Things are looking up though! I am slowly regaining the use of my arm again and my face has shrunk to it's normal size. Now it's rehab rehab rehab to get back into training mode for January. I miss the sand, can't wait to get back at it!!
