Kata Beach

Don and I went down for coffees, shopping, and to see the tailor. Don decided that he would have 3 shirts and two pairs of trousers made up so he had measurements taken. I saw this in one of the street side restaurants.

When we returned from shopping we joined Jim and Di in the pool to cool off. Then we rang our taxi man and organised to go to Kata beach.

We hired lounge seats under umbrellas. We spent most of the afternoon there.

 As usual Don checked out the water.

There were signs showing the dangerous rip and telling people not to swim there.

It didn’t seem to make much diffference as there were many people out in the water.

After dipping in the water we lay around and read till late.

They take the tusiami warnings seriously with loud speakers ready to put into action.

On our way home we stopped at a view point called Karon which looked down across the coves, beaches and islands. The rain was coming in fast.

We had another dip in our pool to wash off the sand and salt and arranged to meet our taxi guy so he could drive us to a restaurant for dinner. 

It was called After the Beach and it was a Regga restaurant. I had a Thai dish which was fried rice with seafood served up in a pineapple.

We were right on the edge of a cliff and the view from the balcony was of lights from the resorts around and the fisherfolk out at sea.

Things you would not find in Melbourne!!!

As we have been walking around near our villa I’ve seen things you would not see at home. Firstly it is apparent that the electrical companies operate differently.

Each place is cabled individually.

Next we have the fuel for the motorbikes that carry people and stuff everywhere.

And if you need your water purified there is a handy booth along the street.

I must admit that my coffee could have been made in Abbotsford.

I thought Anna would approve of this sign for a coffee shop.



A beach with this warning sign.



And a lighthouse with golden elephants on top.

This afternoon we went to Nai Harn beach.

It was very pleasant and we would have gone prepared for swimming if we had known how inviting it was.

An afternoon thunderstorm came in quickly so we ducked into a beachside restaurant for drinks and to wait out the storm.

It blew leaves and twigs into our hair and faces and then the storm arrived.

Next we got our taxi man to drop us off at the Erawan Shrine at the top of a hill overlooking the last couple of islands and Promthep cape

This enormous tree looked like it had been yarn bombed.



There was an altar to Brama an Hindu god surrounded by elephants.



They were all different sizes and made of lots of different materials.






Our final destination and the place where we had dinner was overlooking Rawai beach.



The tide was quite far out when we started our meal.





Once again we had a fantastic meal with the added bonus of live entertainment.



Night came in quickly and so did the tide.



Don had mango and sticky rice for dessert.

 

Phuket day 1- Looking at the local area

We arrived late last night. We are about 50k away from the airport so had a long drive to get here. I nearly went to sleep on the trip. After a quick tour and lots of information about the villa we finally got to bed.

In the morning we walked up to the main road to source food and coffee!

 The local taxi stand is at the end of our road.

We had breakfast at the German Bakery! Obviously catering for European tourists.

On our return the pool beckoned and we all had a serious dip. It was my second splash for the day.

What a tough life we are having!



Which recliner to use?

Later in the afternoon the rain came and it poured down.

For our evening meal we decided to investigate old Phuket. After a taxi trip in we wandered the streets looking at the architecture.

  

Don found a great restaurant called Suay for our dinner. The food was delicious and Di even had a dessert, a rare occurrence for her.