Zorb a.k.a. Rollerball a.k.a. Hamster Ball

Pati and Beebee became giant hamsters on Saturday March 30 when they rolled downhill in an even bigger hamster ball.

Rollerball (Zorb to New Zealanders) is a specially-designed double-hulled plastic sphere which rolls down a hill with two passengers floating on 40 liters of water inside.  "Zorbing at Rollerball" in Kalim Bay, located "just two minutes from Patong Beach" in Phuket, claims to be the world's longest zorbing experience at 190 meters.  At 950 Thai Baht ($28.50 USD) for a single roll or 1600 baht ($48 USD) for unlimited rolls in one day, how could they not spend several hours rolling down a hill? Everyone did it as kids when there was only grass to roll on.  This is lots more fun!

The rollerball company website at www.rollerball.co shows pictures of their rollerballs.

There is also zorbing in the USA (www.zorb.com) in case Pati and Beebee just  have to do it again after they get home.

And now the faithful readers of this blog know why its subtitle is Gods, Temples, and Hamster Balls.

Phuket, Thailand

Pati and Beebee made a mistake going to Phuket, Thailand. There isn't too much wrong with it but there just isn't that much right with it either. Itis over developed and everywhere you look something else is being built. All the wonderful things on the covers of travel guides are an hour away by high speed boat. It takes an hour to get almost anywhere even though Phuket is a small island and the taxi prices are at Miami Beach levels. The beaches themselves might be beautiful if you could see them but they are entirely covered by rental chairs. This was probably a nicer place to visit last year and even nicer the year before. It is just overbuilt, overpriced, and overcrowded now.

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