The First Thanksgiving . . .

Thanksgiving dinner in Thailand

If you are located in the U.S. you are probably getting ready for Thanksgiving at the time of this
writing.   Here in Thailand, it is already tomorrow and our Thanksgiving dinner is long gone.  As mentioned previously, we planned to have our Thanksgiving at Bill Bentley, a British pub near our timeshare.  We did and it was great.

It was a turkey and ham dinner with the standard trimmings along with peas and some root vegetables I didn't recognize.  I'm not sure it is possible to take a meal in a British pub without peas included.  There was also Yorkshire pudding.  It's not exactly an American tradition but it worked in place of bread and rolls.  Missed at dessert was pumpkin pie, but it was suitably replaced by the choice of homemade hot apple pie or a warm chocolate brownie.

Many people will spend Thanksgiving evening watching the Ravens/Steelers football game.  We will be watching the game Friday morning during breakfast at the Bill Bentley Pub. 

A cold beverage goes well
while cooling off in the pool.

Earlier on Thanksgiving day we visited Patong Beach and before dinner enjoyed some happy hour drinks in and around our hotel pool. The weather has been fine and the temperature reached the usual 85F.  However, general conditions have deteriorated from mostly sunny to mostly cloudy.

Tomorrow is our last day in Phuket and we plan to spend it mainly lounging poolside.

Left:  Patong Beach.  Right:  A photo of Tony at Patong Beach 

 

Tony proudly shows how he can multitask by both standing upright in the sea and drinking beer.  
Bonnie and Kathie look on.

Small World

There was a really good band playing during our Thanksgiving dinner and at a break between songs a band member asked where we were from.  When we said Washington, DC, a group sitting nearby applauded in acknowledgment.  One of them came over to our table and introduced himself.  His name was Rick and he said that he the others in his group were also from the Washington, DC area.  Small world.

Rick said he had lived on Capitol Hill for some 30 years and his friends lived in Alexandria.  Not only that, but Rick used to work with my insurance agent in DC.  So, after flying 10,000 miles and crossing 12 zones, we decided to have dinner in a bar in Phuket, Thailand that just happened to be visited by people who live not far from us.