This is our fourth day here and it’s been pretty incredible. So much for monsoon season, it’s been beautiful weather, cloudy for part of the first day and raining overnight, but other than that it’s been sunny and hot. Probably jinxed it but we’ll let you know. The first two nights we stayed in a place called Kata beach, which is a really nice, little town and beach area. We’ve been staying in really nice hotels for dirt cheap, and eating pad thai noodles every day. Yesterday we visited the big Buddha, which is on one of the highest points in Phuket. And last night watched the sunset on the beach. The tuk tuks are a wild ride, and the people are very pushy, especially the tailors, selling suits that would look good in 1985. Everyone assumes I’m Australian and keeps calling me “mate,” which is not going to help them sell a suit.
The last two days we’ve been staying in Karon, which is right on the ocean as well. We’ve been lounging at the beach and pool with Singha beer, which by the way all the bars and restaurants bring to you in a coozy. The ocean is beautiful but a lot of the beach is too dangerous to swim in so we’ve been wading in it and today finally went in and swam a little. The first day was pretty much a daze because of jet lag but after that we’ve felt fine. We’ve been having a great time and are getting accustomed to life here.