It was precisely 10 years ago that we packed up all our belongings and made the big move from Austin to Seattle! We absolutely loved Austin but we were ready for a change. After settling in for two months, we asked Wescott (who had just turned 7 years-old) what he missed most about Texas. He looked at us with a super serious expression on his face and quickly replied “I miss two things….the Texas state flag because the Washington one is just a head, and I miss the NEGATIVE EDGE!”
THE NEGATIVE EDGE! Not “I miss our pool” but “I miss the negative edge..” …we knew right then and there that we were in trouble! Wescott had caught the Negative Edge Disease 
This disease is incurable. You live life constantly in pursuit of any pool with a negative edge. We had been lucky enough to own a house with a negative edge pool in Austin and now, a decade later, we still talk about how cool that pool was and how, someday, we will need to build another one
In Koh Tao, we serendipitously found ourselves at a hotel that had a negative edge pool, hanging over a cliff, and looking west over the Gulf of Thailand toward sunset. It was spectacular! The biggest danger was that the view was so hypnotic, it was tempting to just stay at the pool all day and never venture to the beach. Fortunately, we found the motivation to explore because Koh Tao is an amazing island!!! We definitely wish we had more time but we are glad we stumbled upon such a wonderful spot in Thailand.
Cliff and Otto hanging out in the pool during happy hour
View from our room!
Sunset from the pool!
Of course Jones had to do a tour of our hotel and the pool so here it is!
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