Here we are in the photographic wonderland of Koh Phangan Thailand, a place where everywhere your eye turns is a fabulous colour filled moment, and now my Panasonic Lumix digital pocket camera no longer functions.

I believe it's the old "grain of sand" under the zoom toggle situation, which has probably contributed greatly to camera sales throughout the sandy parts of this planet.
I took it completely apart, put it back together after many hours of denying frustration, and it worked exactly the same, which is to say..  that it still didn't work...the operation was a success but the patient has definitely died.
We're going to order the new Canon A10 waterproof camera as soon as it's available from Bangkok (we've been told end of May), and then we'll be able to take you out snorkeling with us to our favorite reef, and we'll be grabbing more shots of those incredible sunsets and moments, like a family of 5 on a motorscooter, or the unbelievable insect life that abounds here. A saffron robed monk taking five with a Marleboro light, a gap-toothed smile, a three legged dog, young Thai girls on cell phones driving their scooters, families out fishing in the falling tide... and so on and so on..