Day One - Orientation Seeing the construction site near Sarasin, Phuket for the first time. Date: 03/13/2005
Day One - Orientation The houses in varying stages of completion. Date: 03/13/2005
Day One - Khao Lak Volunteer Center Pet my monkey... Date: 03/13/2005
Day One - Khao Lak Volunteer Center The volunteer center offers a variety of projects to those looking to assist. Everything from furniture building to coral reef cleaning. Date: 03/13/2005
Day One - Khao Lak The Phuket Project assisted by sending volunteers to help build "longtails" for local fisherman. Date: 03/13/2005
Day One - Khao Lak This Navy ship was carried nearly a mile inland by the tsunami. Date: 03/14/2005
Day One - Nap Time The long trip back to Patong affords the opportunity to catch some much needed z's. Date: 03/14/2005
Day One - Dinner? Hungry from a long first day, the Phuket Project volunteers commandeer this truckload of pigs. Date: 03/14/2005
Day One - Bangkok-Phuket Hospital "The Wall of Love" - family and friends posted pictures of missing loved ones. Having been in New York on and following 9/11, this was particularly poignant to see. Date: 03/14/2005
Day One - Bangkok-Phuket Hospital "The Wall of Love" Date: 03/14/2005
Day One - Bangkok-Phuket Hospital "The Wall of Love" Date: 03/14/2005
Day One - Bangkok-Phuket Hospital "The Wall of Love" Date: 03/14/2005
Day One - Bangkok-Phuket Hospital "The Wall of Love" Date: 03/14/2005
Foundations Pouring foundations at the work site Date: 03/15/2005
Rachel & Geoff show off their cinderblock-laying muscles. Date: 03/15/2005
Geoff sporting some lovely splattered cement. Date: 03/15/2005
Phuket Project - Day Two Our first full work day on the site comes to a close. Date: 03/15/2005
Bending rebar A good shade activity... Date: 03/16/2005
Geoff & Goi My rebar mentor Date: 03/16/2005
Dinner at the market The infamous chili-eating contest begins... Date: 03/16/2005
Jason feeling the burn... Date: 03/16/2005
Nick loves chili Date: 03/16/2005
"Water is Life" Group One paintined this mural with the theme "Water is Life" for children at a local school which was damaged by the tsunami. Date: 03/16/2005
"Water is Life" Elephants and monkeys Date: 03/16/2005
"Water is Life" Date: 03/16/2005
"Water is Life" Date: 03/16/2005
In front of the mural Mui, Justin, Jon and Lynn Date: 03/16/2005
Day Three Gettin' our group photo on. Date: 03/17/2005
Buddhist Sanctuary This structure was severely damaged. Near the Kamala school. Date: 03/17/2005
Bucket Brigade Pouring cement the old-fashioned way Date: 03/21/2005
Bucket Brigade Passing the buckets down the chain Date: 03/21/2005
Saint Patrick's Day Drinking Guiness in an Irish bar in Thailand. Quite surreal. (Nick, Sandra, Jason) Date: 03/17/2005
Saint Patrick's Day Nick, Jume, Jennifer, Jon Date: 03/17/2005
Saint Patrick's Day Sandra, Geoff Date: 03/17/2005
Saint Patrick's Day Jume and Jon Date: 03/17/2005
Saint Patrick's Day Nick showing off his two-fisted Singha ninja-style. Date: 03/17/2005
Saint Patrick's Day L to R: (Top) Lindsey, Sandra, Geoff, Nick. (Bottom) Jason, Jume, Jon Date: 03/17/2005
Geoff, Mui, Ni, Jon after his haircut, Shane. Date: 03/19/2005
Worksite Progress Date: 03/21/2005
Worksite Progress Date: 03/21/2005
Cement chain More floors to be poured. Poon-dee! Date: 03/21/2005
Cement chain Date: 03/21/2005
Cement chain Date: 03/21/2005
Naptime Date: 03/21/2005
Naptime Septic tanks to-be provide welcome shade for a nap. Date: 03/21/2005
Finishing Touches Geoff adds "Water is Life" to the mural in Thai, with Mui's guidance. Date: 03/23/2005
Bottum's Up. The Bottum Bros. sponsor happy hour at a local beach front restaurant. Thanks guys! Date: 03/24/2005
Happy Hour Standing: Nancy, Danny. Seated: Chaya, Sandra, Billy, Mui Date: 03/24/2005
Happy Hour Rachel, John and Jon Date: 03/24/2005
Happy Hour ...and the story begins... Date: 03/24/2005
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Happy Hour Billy, Mui, Shane and the hippies. Date: 03/24/2005
Happy Hour Jackie, Sam, Maya, Nick, Leah Date: 03/24/2005
Happy Hour Nancy, Rachel, Mui, Jon and Jackie Date: 03/24/2005
Storytime... Jon shares the story that he wrote for the children of the Kamala school with the group. Date: 03/24/2005
Mui translates Date: 03/24/2005
Jammin' - Phuket Town Who takes photos of the backs of people's heads better than me? No one! Date: 03/24/2005
Jammin' - Phuket Town Jason, Sandra, that guy from the cover-band, and Elizabeth Date: 03/24/2005
Jammin' - Phuket Town Date: 03/24/2005
Jammin' - Phuket Town The best Thai cover-band you'll ever see plays here nightly. Date: 03/24/2005
Jammin' - Phuket Town Elizabeth won't be driving... Date: 03/24/2005
Exiting the Tuk-Tuk Nancy, Leah and Jason, glad to be back on terra-firma. Date: 03/24/2005
Cuteness Overload This pup was found alone and deserted on the beach. Maya almost brought him home. A local Thai family adopted him instead. Date: 03/24/2005
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