December 25th Christmas Day

We were lucky, Santa managed to find the resort, and Bethan woke at about 5.45am to find her stocking full of presents and Santa’s beer glass empty!

John and Bethan on the beach on Christmas morning

John bought me a “Lensbaby” a totally non precision lens to fit on my completely precise digital camera, a Fossil watch, which I’d chosen a few weeks ago and some cosmetics from Lush which are, apparently, the same price (or more) as those in the UK! Sadly, in the final packing rush before we left to go on holiday, I totally forgot to pack John’s presents – whoops!

After the presents had been opened, scrutinised and played with we made our way to the breakfast shack which overlooks the beach. After a delicious breakfast we wandered to the beach but decided that the sea was too rough for Bethan to have a swim. We spent an hour or so in the swimming pool instead.

Christmas lunch began at 1.00pm. There were two other guests, Andy, the owners, Jacob and Rose and, importantly for Bethan, an Indian family with four children. There was a huge buffet and we all ate copious quantities. Bethan and the other children played with boats on the canal, fished using the small scale Chinese fishing net and finally went paddling in the sea under the careful scrutiny of the lifeguard.

Punting on the lake

At about five o’clock I wandered to the beach in order to make some Christmas phone calls home – mobile phone reception at The Beach at\nPollethai is rather limited! As I was talking to Mum and Doug on the beach about five dolphins swam past – not a bad way to spend Christmas!

Sunset taken with the Lensbaby