Sorry, the next couple of photos are awful. It seems my camera is scared of the dark
These are actually the best of the bunch - I had to ditch most of them.
Dinner that night was held on the beach, just over the road from the resort. A big stage was set up for the music and the area was cordoned off by fairy lights and flame (gas) torches. This was taken just as people were starting to arrive.
The buffet dinner was really good, but I don't have any pics (sorry). It was Thai, with a large variety of dishes & absolutely tons of food. There was spaghetti, beef green curry, shrimp skewers, squid skewers, 2 types of fried rice (seafood & pork), bbq pork, fried chicken, fruit, stir fried vegetables & probably more that I don't remember. Everyone went back for more helpings.
As far as drinks were concerned, there was Chang, Singha & Heineken, Spy, bottles of whiskey etc for sale fairly reasonably. They also had a cocktail bar, which of course I thought I'd try out (apologies for the pic, but you can see how well stocked they were)
Not being a fan of sweet drinks, I thought I'd try a margarita. I expected one of those titchy martini or champagne glasses you get - oh, no! Not only were they not stingy on the tequila (no measures, just sloshed into the shaker), by the time the drink was ready, there was so much, it only fit into a long glass. Not bad for 100bt! I ended up having two, before I went on the beer.
Of course, being the Jazz Train, dinner was accompanied by a performance by several bands and artists. The standard was extremely good, and the music ranged between jazz classics, compositions by HM the King, and covers of artists such as Norah Jones; some purely instrumental and some sung. Another abysmal photo, but you can just make out the girl singer in the white t-shirt. She really had a fantastic voice for jazzy, bluesy music.
The night was hugely enjoyed by all. It had started early (about 6pm) so people started to drift away at about 10pm, but there were still quite a few partiers around when littl'un and I turned in at 11:30pm.
Later, I'll get onto day 2.