Good Bye Phi Phi Don!

Saturday, April 23: Day 11
We got up this morning and headed down to eat breakfast at the restaurant. So far every hotel we've stayed in (with the exception of Singapore) has had a free buffet breakfast. This has worked very well for us and the kids because we can offer them little nibbles of lots of different things. This is especially good for Scarlett, who as I mentioned before is being quite picky with food lately. I NEVER thought I would say this, but Audrey appears to be our good eater, for now, anyway.
I then popped back up to the bungalow to pack everything up so we would be ready to bust out of here at check out time. We then lathered everyone up and headed down to the beach. For some reason, Audrey didn't really want to go swimming this morning, so she and Joe just mostly relaxed in the shade on the lounger. (A note here about Joe's injuries- they are getting better everyday and the swelling has subsided quite a bit. I think just sitting on the boats and chilling with his feet up at the beach has helped. Both feet are bruising around the heels, from landing on them strangely I suppose. But he is walking without much difficulty now. Phew!)
This particular beach has some nice shells, so we collected a handful of them to take home with us. We then showered, checked out and hung out waiting for the 1:30 long tail boat ride back to the pier. We bought 30 minutes worth of internet access at their "business center" (a handful of computers & wi-fi sitting under an open air pagoda structure). We had lunch and then went to the ferry. By this time it was the heat of the day, which we have learned is the perfect time to find some shade or air conditioning and just relax. It is also perfect that this hot time coincides with Scarlett's nap time, so she's been able to take one daily.
The ferry ride was uneventful, but Scarlett did pass out on me while on the long tail boat. I suppose the ride lulled her to sleep. We then took a cab to our next destination, Kamala Beach, located on the northwestern end of Phuket. It took about an hour from the ferry. I would have liked to explore Phuket Town, as it apparently has some nice art galleries and is not 'resorty.'
Instead we went straight to the hotel, the Print Kamala Resort.
The hotel grounds are nice with a main hotel up front near the restaurant, fountains and pools, then a collection of bungalows toward the back of the property. I reserved a bungalow, which is pretty nice. We are supposed to have free wifi, but are having trouble accessing it. Hmmm... it is spotty at best near the front of the resort and nonexistent where we are at the back.
There are a lot of little shops along the street the hotel is located on and there is a bridge accessing the beach right across from the hotel. Score!
We had dinner at the hotel where they had live entertainment. It was a Sonny and Cher sort of duo singing 90s cover songs, all in a calm, acoustic manner. Lovely voices, but sort of funny really. It was just us and one other table, so every time we made eye contact with the singer, she really responded to us with smiles and hand gestures. We of course then went to the pool until bed time. I can't believe we only have 1 week left on our trip!