26 Dec 2004

I'm watching the film The Impossible (Freeview 15 now).

Quite realistic. I have several hundred images of the event taken at the time and during the following days.

Some very disturbing, others showing the obvious damage and chaos that ensued.

Unfortunately none taken with Pentax.

A very good friend of mine was in Thailand, in a ground floor hotel room at the time and noticed water coming in under the door.

Unfortunately he opened the door.

His wife was still in bed.

The room quickly started to fill with water and due to the force of the inrush, he was pushed into the room.

He and his wife ended up treading water ten inches below the ceiling, not knowing if they were to drown or not.

His camera gear was in a bag on the floor-perished.

His dive watch on the bedside table-recorded a dive!

They survived and happily are still with us today.

A tragic event that took the lives of thousands.

Best regards