• Holding Bugs at the Siam Insect Zoo

    One fun little diversion for us was a visit to the Siam Insect Zoo.  It’s about 30 minutes out of town, near Mae Rim, Tiger Kingdom and a bunch of other attractions. There’s a decent butterfly garden, a section where you see lots of insect specimens pinned, mounted, and labeled,…

  • Scuba Diving Koh Tao

    While we were vacationing on Koh Samui, I was able to go scuba diving twice while Chuck watched the kids.  The first time I went to Chumphon Pinnacle and Twin Rocks off the coast of Koh Tao with CSI: Samui.  I was REALLY hoping to see a whale shark on…

  • Swimming with (Wild) Dolphins in Hawaii

    On Thursday, Chuck and I took the kayak down to Kealakekua Bay which is about 30 min south of Kona. There are usually dolphins swimming in the bay but it’s also known for having great snorkeling on the north side of the bay near the Captain Cook memorial. So we…