Dear John!
We stayed at Khao Lak Merlin Resort right next to the Seagull Andaman where you were when the tsunami came. We stood at the beach and watched the fishingboat that we saw on your photo! It was very interesting and emotional for us to see your pictures. We are two medical doctors from Sweden, we got married on the beach of Kho Koh Khao on dec 17th. Our families were with us and we all stayed at the Merlin. We all survived, but we were separated by the wave for more than 24 hours when we thought the other one /ones were dead. Patriks mother broke her femur in the jungle but she is recovering now.
Thank you so much for sharing your photos and experiences with us! We don't have any pictures, so yours have been very helpful in the process of trying to understand the disaster..
Lena &Patrik