Summer short breaks.

First up, Atlantis. We scored an upgrade to a suite, wahey!

The view from our balcony. We were right above the main aquarium so the view at night was great.

Jellyfish and monsters in The Lost Chambers.

Aquarium view.

Dinner at Rhonda Locatelli.

Not the first, nor I suspect the last, sculling competition the Ellis children will have.

Three in the tub!

Three tired Pookies have some bedtime TV.

Back in their own beds in the lounge. Yes, Sebastian is sleeping on a sun lounger. He loved it.

We also stayed at Dar Al Masyaf for 2 nights. This is this is the slide at Sinbads.

Main pool.

Set setting over Pier Chic restaurant.

We got around by abra boats.

Which also meant waiting for them. The boys were great at hailing one.

Daisy saved her energy for posing onboard.

Bedtime movie and beer.

The lobby is one of my favourite in Dubai, it's very pretty.

The hotel.

We did a couple of hotel weekends over summer to break things up a bit. Much fun had by all.

Phuket

 The pool at our hotel had  great bubble area.

 Daisy and Zach try out their snorkles.

 Our apartment was great.

Bastie finds a quiet spot to chill.

Sunset on Surin Beach.

 Lots of fun was had paddling.

Catch Beach Club opposite our hotel. We went here most nights for ice cream after a sunset walk on the beach.

One of many ice creams.

Kicking back by our hotel pool with the Smiths.

The views from our balcony.

Our apartment.

Poolside with a mocktail.

Bastie gets a drumming lesson from Andy.

One of several dinners at Catch.

Digging holes in the sand, top fun!

These rocks gave hours of entertainment. 

Lucy, Phoebe and Daisy strike a pose.

So much for my plan of the kids eating Thai food...not a noodle in sight.

I crash Andy's photo of his beer.

Dancing on a day bed at Catch. The kids somewhat ruined the image of  'Phuket's coolest beach club'.

More fun in the waves.

Our hotel. 

An evening walk down to the far end of Surin Beach. Daisy declared it 'more fun than Kidzania' Woo!

Another night, another ice cream although Bastie was too tired to feed himself!

Zach finds a hammock to relax.

Elephant riding!

The elephants were big and had a rolling gait. I nearly spewed.

The boy's driver decided to get off and go for a wander. Cue to conniptions from me.

One of the elephants goes for a swim post ride. The driver is standing on it'd back, texting!

We went for a great walk to a Gibbon sanctuary and to a waterfall one day.

The walk over the road to Surin Beach.

Half of Dubai was in Phuket. We met the Roses and the Johnsons for dinner one night, followed by some beach rugby.

Minty, Daisy and Izzy.

Archie, Finn and Bastie.

We went for a drive one day to check out some neighbouring beaches. All going well in the back....

...until the windy hills got the better of the kids. Bastie was the first to turn green, closely followed by Zach then Daisy.

All recovered, back in the pool. We spent hours a day in the pool.

Actually, Andy and the kids spent hours in the pool. I spent hours lying in one of the salas.

Jump!

This photo should have been by our drive photos but such is the nature of blogger! Here is a huge pink massage parlour in Patong. What a dive. Lots of fat bald white men and young Thai girls. Yuck.

I'm so behind in my blogging! Will start the catch up with our summer holiday to Phuket. We went for eight nights with our friends Katie and Mike and their kids Lucy, Phoebe and George. It was fantastic, very relaxing and very easy. We stayed in a two bed apartment in a fab hotel opposite Surin Beach. 

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