After boarding the ferry in Koh Phi Phi, Brad, Avery and
myself arrived in Phuket in the afternoon of September 26th. We
found our way to our hotel, and then simply relaxed and tried to let our
stomachs adjust from almost being sea sick on the ferry back. We then looked up
some places for dinner and went and grabbed a bite to eat at a cafe. I ended up
having a caesar wrap, which I know that doesn’t sound that exciting, but after
eating rice everyday for five months, it was a nice change!
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On the second day in Phuket, the three of us went out on a
sea kayaking adventure. We were the only three people on the excursion, and it
was so pleasant to enjoy the huge limestone cliffs and caves, without other
tourists around. Here’s a picture of the cliffs.
We took a larger boat across the ocean to the spot where we
got into our kayaks. Brad and I had one kayak and Avery and the guide had the
other. The four of us kayaked through the ocean along the side of the cliff,
until we came upon a cave that we could kayak through. Thankfully the tide
wasn’t too high, so there was a little room between the top of our heads and
the roof of the cave. I guess when the tide is higher, they have to lie down
and paddle to get through the cave, and sometimes they can’t even go in. Anyways, I’m
glad we were able to get through it, so we could come out the other side of the
cave into this lagoon.
After being inside the lagoon for a while, we came back out, and spent the rest of the time exploring a few more caves (pictured below), swimming, and kayaking around. To end
our excursion, we got back on the big boat and enjoyed dinner while watching
the sunset and cruising back.
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On our third day in Phuket, we woke up early to grab a taxi
and head up to the Big Buddha. This Buddha statue is on top of a hill, and
overlooks all of Phuket. You can see the statue from everywhere in town, and
now you can see it below!
We then walked down the hill from the Big Buddha and walked
to the Wat Chalong, a Buddhist temple. Now Brad and I have explored quite a
few Thai temples while living over here, but this was Avery’s first. It was
interesting to hear her talk about the differences between Hindu temples, which
she saw in Bali, and the Buddhist temples here in Thailand. We’ll have to see
for ourselves when we head to Bali in a month!
Here's a few more pictures from Wat Chalong.
We then stopped for some street food on our walk back to the
hotel, and it was pretty good. Honestly though, we just miss the Thai food in Sisaket,
which was so cheap and delicious! But some food we did enjoy more down here than we enjoyed in Sisaket was the fruit. Down here it is all tropical, as opposed to the
traditional ‘King of the Fruit’ (durian) and ‘Queen of the Fruit’ (mangosteen)
that we were used to eating up north.
Our next location had a nice mix of
every kind of food. It also has many temples right next to a thriving
metropolis, so make sure to look at my next post to see where we're at!
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