Lesson 1- Poo-k-et. Not phu-k-it.
Lesson 2- No thank you. You will need to tell any vendors it, at all times. They might be a little relentless, but you will get the feel of it.
Lesson 3- Beer tastes better when it’s $1.
Lesson 4- Beer tastes better on the beach.
Lesson 5- tuk-tuks are great inventions.
We made it to Phuket! Felt like a finally moment after the whole fiascal yesterday with the flights. We checked into our hotel rather early, and it’s a little piece of paradise in the crazy world known as Patong Beach. It’s got a hot shower, a tv (that even gets the asian food channel), a fridge and a king size bed. Life is good.
Patong Beach is a little crazy, and much of a party town, but I have pick here for a reason. It’s busy, that means plenty of things to do, and plenty of things to choose from, cheap food, and cheap hotels. After checking into our little haven we decided to explore and find the beach. After 5 months in the desert, this is what I have been waiting for, waves, sand, water, chairs and umbrellas all with a beer in hand. That is just what we found. We decide that since we have no idea where anything is that we will take the free shuttle from the hotel to the beach. It’s really more of a truck with benches in the back,yep, its great, and it’s free. We just strolled on the beach, taking in the beautiful views (some where of the women- for me that water!), while the sun beaten down on us. Before picking our chairs for the day we decide it will be best that we book our tours for tomorrow so then we can stay on the beach as long as we want. Two tours of island hopping- awesome. Now time to test the water. Picking that spot and heading straight for the water, gotta cool off! Get out just in time for our beach man to bring us a beer. (it’s a great system they have- you pay like 3-6$ for two chairs and umbrella for the day- but not only that they watch your stuff! It’s great you can swim all day and not worry about your bags on the beach!)
The sun was starting to set so we knew it was time to head back to the hotel in order to get some good sleep in before our big tour tomorrow!
