From 11/15
We woke up to an amazing sunrise! It was really early but who cares when you get to see this:
It turned out that it was just the reflection of the sun from the east but I couldn't tell in my half sleep state. I fell back asleep and then woke up around 9. We had yogurt and cereal for breakfast before heading out to explore the condo and the beaches.
Our condo has a couple pools between the three buildings. One of the pools actually wraps all the way around the building and it's shaped like an arch (like Noah's Arch). We found a gym that we may pretend to use at some point, but also the bar. Once we got our barrings we headed into the town of Karon to check out the beach.
Karon is the section on Phuket island we chose because it's the middle ground, both geographically but also party-wise. Patong is just north of us (the busiest of the three) and Kata is just south of us (quieter and smaller area).
We got to the beach and found a spot to call our own. This beach is the best beach we've been to so far. It's the largest public beach and also the cleanest. The water is the bluest and coldest as well (this is the actual ocean, not just a bay). And by coldest it's actually warm but not bath water temperature.
We hung out, read, and swam a lot. The waves here are a lot bigger too. The water is amazing. I'm really going to miss this water when all I have to swim in is Lake Washington or the Puget Sound.
We got a bit hungry after a small breakfast so we walked along the beach road until we found a spot that looked good. I had another curry (I'm turning into a curry person) and pineapple shake. It was kind of late in the day and we were planning on going out at night so we headed back to the condo and hung out by the pool.
Alex wanted to workout (hardooooo) so I was peer pressured into exercising. They had a treadmill, a bike, some free weights and some machines so I just messed around with some weighs to move my body and get the heart rate up a bit. So out of shape it's not funny.
We headed back to our room and relaxed. We made some gon and tonics, played some cribbage, and watched the sun set.
The colors in the sky were like nothing I've ever seen. It was like an entire rainbow of colors. We enjoyed a couple more drinks and then headed down to find a tuk tuk.
The tuk tuks here are crazy - it was like a party tuk tuk. They had huge speakers, subwoofers (probably not how you spell that), and lights in the back. It was the most unique tuk tuk ride I've taken, and it really got me pumped up to go out!
We walked around the tourist street until we found a small alley to walk down. We saw locals so we knew our dinner place wasn't far. We sat down and ordered - I didn't know what to get so I just said I'll have what she's having.
It ended up being a beef soup of some sort and was really good. She helped me pick the right condiments and told me how much of each to put in - this was all done by pointing and nodding of course because she didn't know English.
After dinner we headed across the street to a bar with live music. It was a small band of four guys and they were playing all cover songs from the US. We had a beer or two and decided it was a good time to call it a night.
I think it was around midnight when we got back to our place. We're glad we didn't go out like this everywhere, but we figured one night out of the trip we could get a little extra goofy and Phuket seemed like the right place.
The tuk tuk back was just as fun and loud. We got back, chugged some water and went to bed. We're excited to have another two and a half days in Phuket to enjoy the beach and the condo. Tomorrow were planning on doing more of the same but finding somewhere more unique to eat lunch - the touristy areas are always more expensive and less tasty.
"Traveling outgrows its motives. It soon proves sufficient in itself. You think you are making a trip, but soon it is making you - or unmaking you."
- Nicolas Bouvier
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