Now finally on my way to Thailand although a day later than expected! I should really learn to set my alarm properly.

With my flights rescheduled I had a relaxed day in Cairns. Last night was spent eating falafel overlooking the harbour and out to sea with the red and green airport lights glowing in the distance. There were also few birds that looked like white pelicans cruising the harbour waters now the tide was in.

The flight to Sydney was ok with plenty of space on the plane. This was followed by a 3 hour wait which isn’t that long, just time for a mocha and a chapter in the book before joining the long queue at customs.

The Bangkok flight was actually ok as I had an isle seat with nobody to the other side. Watched The Avengers, Prometheus and most of Battleship. And I finished my second book of the holiday! The ride was a bit bumpy in places especially over the Java Sea but it was ok although the woman sitting across the isle from me had white knuckles from gripping her seat belt. The only down side was they still didn’t have me down as a veggie for the meals but hey, it worked out in my favour in the end.

Got through Bangkok airport ok even though the customs guy wasn’t too keen on my passport photo. Well I have news for him, I’m not that keen on it either but it will soon be time for a new one. Phil was waiting at the meeting point and we wandered off for the hour or so drive to Pattaya with intermittent downpours and thunderstorms. Not sure how good the diving is going to be but we’ll see.

Time for a few beers and a look forward to exploring the colourful streets tomorrow.