Jack - Looking serious

Four Generations

Jack and his new friends

2am baby-settling technique

Sleeping with Friends

One of those brief moments of tranquility.

Santa Baby!

Jack in the Big Bath

Grandad and Jack

Uncle Gareth

The next visitor in the family roundabout is Uncle Gareth - or "Cool Uncle G" as he wants to be called.

Jack and Nana

Who are you looking at

Jack in Car Seat

Jack in the Bath

Baby Jack after Bath

Even more of Baby Jack

More of Baby Jack

Baby Jack

Baby Jack

Its been a while since we updated this page, but we thought some pics of our newborn might be nice... Baby Jack was born 25October at around 7.20pm, just ten days late, but ten days that felt like several months. Weighing in at 8lb 1oz. Just some photos from my mobile until Vicky, Jack (and the camera) are back at home.

The End

We certainly an awesome break, although now our thoughts turn to what comes next! Enjoyed a few luxury days in Dubai. It was certainly a shock to get on a plane in Dubai mid 30 degrees and land at Heathrow where it was 4 degrees! Shorts and T-Shirts felt very out of place suddenly. It will probably take us a couple of weeks to recover. Next steps are to find somewhere to live in Jersey! Thanks for reading the blog, and we are both looking forward to catching up with everyone in the near future!

Dubai - We are going to like it here!

It was an eight hour flight from Bangkok, because we were going via Mumbai. The flight was pleasant although not as good as the other business class flights. We arrived to a very warm 32 degrees (at 11pm!) which was very pleasant, although I guess it will be sweltering tomorrow in the daytime. Splashed out on these last couple of days in Dubai and booked a nice room in a nice hotel. Nice limousine transfer from the airport (which was very modern and tidy) to the hotel. Imagine us with jeans and T-shirts and small backpacks on with sandals tied to them! The other guests were wearing shirts and jackets and had "proper" luggage. We had a rather pompous couple looking down at us as we reached the check-in desk before them. That's when we had the last laugh when we were directed to the Executive check-in desk and they were all left queuing. Shame they couldn't see us sat down with our complimentary welcome drinks relaxing while being checked in!

All joking aside the room is great and there is lots of complimentary items: Fast internet (although our VOIP Skype is actually illegal in Dubai!?!?), Hermes toiletries, free breakfast in the "Club lounge", free afternoon tea, free canapes and evening drinks at happy hour, etc.

Well, we have to make the most of these last few days of our honeymoon, as it won't be long before we hit the ground at Heathrow with a bump!

Bangkok - Leaving so soon?

Ok, so actually we have just arrived in Dubai but felt a little guilty that we hadn't even mentioned Bangkok at all. Spent a pleasant three days there but mainly stayed in the hotel. The hotel was very nice but after the luxury of the resort in Phuket it was always going to feel like a bit of a letdown. We ate very well at the enormous buffets. We had a nice river view from the room, although the brown, muddy river is not much to look at. It is interesting seeing the amount of traffic using it though. Still amazed at how nice the new Bangkok airport is!

Phuket - Blue Pool

Typical just on the day before we leave we find another pool hiding on the resort. The blue pool was another enormous pool with a great swim-up bar under a waterfall, and an even wider selection of bar food!

Phuket - Last Day

Well we really did just spend five nights in one place, enjoying the lovely grounds, pools, facilities, restaurants, beach of one hotel resort in Phuket. It was great to just relax in idyllic surroundings after all the moving around of the trip. Left today and flex through a monster electrical storm to Bangkok, an ominious welcome! Landed safely at the gigantic, brand new Bangkok airport and had a straightforward transfer to our hotel on the banks of the Chao Phraya River with a great view from the sixteenth floor.

Phuket - Suprise visitor from the front

Phuket - Part of the pool

About one third of the main pool, it is enormous.

Phuket - Suprise Visitor

Its not every day you see a baby elephant climbing the steps into the hotel. Imagine us lying on our sunbeds suddenly looking up to see this! It turns 0ut it was expected and was there to give some of the young children a ride on the beach. Enjoyed a gorgeous breakfast in the hotel this morning. A buffet encompassing just about anything with a tenuous link to breakfasts somewhere in the world! Sat outside on the balcony and enjoyed the view of the Andaman Sea. The temperature is a lovely 32 degrees with some lovely swimming pools dotted around. Vicky was most impressed with the constant supply of water, cold towels and fruit brought to us while relaxing in the sun.

Thailand - Phuket safe and sound

Well after some great fun, lots of lovely food and good company we have left Tokyo. Our favourite moment probably in one of the restaurants with a grill on your table, Chris ordered a big selection of meats but initially all that came out was a gigantic plate of tongue!! After just about getting through it all, out came the "normal" meats. Chickened out a little getting to Narita airport, using a hotel shuttle bus rather than braving the indecipherable train ticket machines again.

Anyway we flew Japan Airlines this time from Tokyo to Bangkok. The lounge in Tokyo was one of the best but although the flight was really nice it wasn't as good as Cathay Pacific or British Airways, probably on par with Qantas. Bangkok airport was completely new, really tidy, straightforward to get around with a great dining hall. We transferred to another plane, and flew to Phuket, back to economy for that one. It seemed the whole plane was a little apprehensive at every judder coming into land, with the recent plane crash here, but it was fine. What a lovely suprise when we got to the hotel though. It is absolutely stunning. Our first glimpse was a huge reception area lit by flaming torches after we got out of the hotel chaffeured Mercedes, complete with very aggressive aircon and some bottles of water and ice cold towels. We are going to love it here for the next five days before heading back to Bangkok. Hopefully we will get some great photos but right now, for the first time, it really feels like a honeymoon.

Tokyo - 5 months of marriage!