The big day arrived and although it started with the usual present giving 
it then proceeded very differently to previous Christmas days.
After a cereal and fruit breakfast we all spent a couple of hours by the pool
and in it.
Before heading for our Thai Christmas Lunch at the Beach Bar at Chaweng Noi to enjoy our Christmas Day Lunch
and spend some time on the beach.
The weather wasn’t quite as sunny as we’d hoped for, we even had a few drops of rain but it was still very warm. After we’d let our lunch go down and Joe and I had annihilated Ellie and Rob at Volleyball, Joe and Ellie had marginally beaten Rob and I (largely due to my badly injured, probably broken, ring finger on my right hand) we were very relieved to cool off in the refreshing sea. Once we’d had a little while to relax and dry off we headed back to the villa for chocolate😊, showers and to get ready for the rest of the evening.
At about 8.30 we headed into The fisherman’s village for dinner 
and a fire show on the beach.
It was a relaxed and lovely meal and although the fire show was good we were slightly disappointed with how quickly it was over. Feeling a need for further excitement, we wandered to the far end of the village to Coco Tam’s. I’d never heard of this bar but Ellie assured us it was one she had heard of and despite the slightly inflated price of drinks it had lots to entertain us. There were various, lovely seating arrangements, a continuous, spectacular fire show and most excitingly, a pool table!
We quickly realised that Ellie’s forte was not pool – she barely knew which end of the cue to hold so to save her from her brother’s wrath we allowed her to retire to the hammock early.
Rob was nursing a summer cold so he also retired to just watch as Joe and I battled for pool table supremacy. As it was Christmas and we always let our children win games at Christmas, I allowed him to beat me🤣but did take it to an exciting black ball finish. I then joined Ellie on the hammock
before she went to join Joe for another Chang and Rob and I had a half an hour to relax and practice (we need lots more practice) our selfies
and enjoy the view.
It was a really lovely day and although I wouldn’t change any of it, as pictures from home flooded into my phone (at my request – a bit like torture) of all of our friends and family, especially nieces and nephews, great and otherwise, I did get a slight pang and made a decision to be at home, in the bosom of said family and friends, next year.
Hope you all had a lovely Christmas and have a happy and healthy 2019. Xx
Rob & Emma's Trip 
An extremely belated happy Christmas to you!
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