Back in the UK

I arrived back in Bristol last night after what seemed like an eternal day in the air. It started with a flight from Phuket to Bangkok, leaving the hotel at 01:00 GMT, then the 12 hour Bangkok to Heathrow slog! Thankfully, my dear friend Claire picked me up from Heathrow, so I arrived back home just after 9pm. I'm feeling somewhat mixed about the trip, being back and what happens next for the project. I plan to talk with Patty over the next couple of days to see if we can decide on the next step forward. In the interim, you may like to see some pictures of the school ...

The view of the school from the road. The school sits just off the main road that runs along the coast from Phuket, through Khao Lak, past the school and on north up through Thailand.

Another view of the school, through the trees from the beach. The road runs in between.

One of the four dormatories, where the children live at the school (two for boys, two for girls).

This is the main hall, where 1000 children eat each day. It's an open ground floor with a double height hall upstairs. The children each have their own bowl, spoon and cup that they wash up after each meal and carry with them. It's a slick operation feeding all the children - the small kitchen has four gas rings with massive woks to cook in and a large low table to prepare food on.

The school has newly built library that sits in the middle of the campus, although I didn't get an opportunity to have a look inside.