Phuket, Thailand

Thailand

June 13

We arrived late at night in Phuket in south Thailand. Driving in at night we could already tell that Thailand was much more developed than Nepal had been. We settled in and got ready for our first day in the town.

June 14

Our first full day in Phuket we spent mainly relaxing. We walked to the beach and hung out there until it started to rain, and later we went to a nice restaurant for dinner. I had some amazing thai seafood there. Afterward we returned to our hotel to get a good nights sleep before our big day we have planned for tomorrow.

June 15

We started our day today by taking a taxi to the Kata-Karon beach area where  we will begin our day long tour all over the island. We arrived at the tour's starting location and drove out to the mangrove channels to kayak first. We saw many farms and fisheries as we kayaked through the channels. Next, we went to Thailand's biggest national park and hiked to a waterfall that we then swam in. During the drives to and from the national park we saw another example of integrative farming, this time with rubber trees and pineapples. Then, we ate lunch a local Buddhist restaurant which was amazing. Afterward we went to a hot springs resort and relaxed for a while until finishing the day by watching the sun set on another beach north of Phuket island.

June 16

Today we slept in after a busy day yesterday and then spent the afternoon at a nearby beach, Hat Surin. We came back to the area our hotel is in and got dinner then I packed and got ready to finally begin my journey to get back home. See ya in 24 hours of flights and 14 hours of layovers, Kansas!!