After over 12 hours of travel time from Kunming, Phuket (poo-ket) greeted us with warm weather, plenty of sun, and relaxation time. This was the "lay-around" part of our trip. We crashed at the hostel for a bit then ventured out into the heat (90+ degrees) and humidity to walk along the beach. This is the post when I rub it in to all of you who enjoyed cold temps and snow in January! The sand was white and the waves rolled onto my feet with the cool water. . . mmmmmm. I didn't take any photos at Patong Beach because I had the fear of catching someone that I didn't want to. This beach had a definite European feel. I saw a lot more than I wanted to! Still tired from the trip, we napped in the afternoon before supper. At night, Patong comes alive with street restaurants and open air markets. Here's where we ate supper (pictured left). Everyone is your "friend" on the island. "My friend, come here. I give you special price." I met enough "friends" for one day.
We all slept in and spent most of the day at Kata Noi Beach (right). It was a little bit south of where we stayed. We picked it because it was quieter, cleaner, and more appropriate. We swam, relaxed, read, floated, and let our pasty white bodies fend off any interested ladies. Mmmmmmmmmmm beaches.
Our big tourist thing was a day trip to some of the smaller islands on the northeast side of Phuket. One of them is called James Bond island (left) because part of "The Man with the Golden Gun" was filmed there. The scenery was gorgeous (end of post). The food on the boat was good. The atmosphere was very laid back and the weather was clear and great. We took two different canoe runs around some coves. This was pretty awesome. I went through this tiny opening (above right) and then it opened up to these cliffs on all sides (below right). Huge rocks with vines and jungle and monkeys - I had no words. We had a lot of sitting on boats, but the people were great and they wanted to show you how Phuket parties.
We went to the beach again for our last day in Phuket. This time it was Karon Beach (left). It is the longest beach in Phuket and because of this it was less crowded than the others we went to. Mmmmmmmm beaches. The waves weren't as big and the water wasn't as clear, but it still felt nice. We had a big meal for supper to take in the seaside culture. Peter had tiger prawn and stingray. I ordered a red snapper. Andy didn't take too well to the seafood so he ate a traditional Thai dish. All of this was given at a "special discount" by our "friend" who ran the restaurant. It was good and lots of meat and spices.
If it seems like I've visited a lot, this only marks the halfway point in my travels. Our last day in Phuket marked two weeks on the road. I still have much to share with you. Thanks for continuing to read about and follow my life here. Thank you for your talks with Him and sharing my story with others so that the chain reaction of the Good News continues to spread to the ends of the earth!
After over 12 hours of travel time from Kunming, Phuket (poo-ket) greeted us with warm weather, plenty of sun, and relaxation time. This was the "lay-around" part of our trip. We crashed at the hostel for a bit then ventured out into the heat (90+ degrees) and humidity to walk along the beach. This is the post when I rub it in to all of you who enjoyed cold temps and snow in January! The sand was white and the waves rolled onto my feet with the cool water. . . mmmmmm. I didn't take any photos at Patong Beach because I had the fear of catching someone that I didn't want to. This beach had a definite European feel. I saw a lot more than I wanted to! Still tired from the trip, we napped in the afternoon before supper. At night, Patong comes alive with street restaurants and open air markets. Here's where we ate supper (pictured left). Everyone is your "friend" on the island. "My friend, come here. I give you special price." I met enough "friends" for one day.
Our big tourist thing was a day trip to some of the smaller islands on the northeast side of Phuket. One of them is called James Bond island (left) because part of "The Man with the Golden Gun" was filmed there. The scenery was gorgeous (end of post). The food on the boat was good. The atmosphere was very laid back and the weather was clear and great. We took two different canoe runs around some coves. This was pretty awesome. I went through this tiny opening (above right) and then it opened up to these cliffs on all sides (below right). Huge rocks with vines and jungle and monkeys - I had no words. We had a lot of sitting on boats, but the people were great and they wanted to show you how Phuket parties.
We went to the beach again for our last day in Phuket. This time it was Karon Beach (left). It is the longest beach in Phuket and because of this it was less crowded than the others we went to. Mmmmmmmm beaches. The waves weren't as big and the water wasn't as clear, but it still felt nice. We had a big meal for supper to take in the seaside culture. Peter had tiger prawn and stingray. I ordered a red snapper. Andy didn't take too well to the seafood so he ate a traditional Thai dish. All of this was given at a "special discount" by our "friend" who ran the restaurant. It was good and lots of meat and spices.
