The BEACH!!!!!
Thursday, December 1st, 2005So we heard it has been cold back home in England, Below zero, Snow Even.
Well while that was happening at home we were on Phuket Island, South Thiland getting sun burned! !
Karon Beach was a tourist resort full of scandinavian’s, saw Hedman the ex Coventry ‘Keeper. The Family Guesthouse was very nice, the ‘Family’ was great, one night it thundered and a tropical storm came over. This is a few hours after we had been sun burned, the storm caused a blackout and lots of rain fell in a very short period of time. So while me and A are out playing pool by candel light, the “family’ is moving all our stuff from the ground floor room upstairs as they feared a flood. The roads did turn in to rivers, got back to find our room empty and the beds raised. They really thought it may flood, it didn’t but it was very thoughtful of them. just strange to return back to your room and have everything and i mean everything, (we were unpacked and stuff was every where, even the stuff in the bathroom had been moved) missing. We got everything back bar a lighter.
Kata and Kata yoi were nicer beaches and only a short walk from Karon, still a bit resorty for our liking. So we headed for Phi Phi Island, pronounced PEE PEE. where part of the beach film was shot. Very nice more backpacker friendly, although our room cost more than it did on Karon. Phi Phi was hit very hard by the tsunami last december and you can still see some of the damage an the rebuilding work is still going on. There are pictures at some hotels and restaurants showing before and after shots of the tsunami. Man it looked bad. We enjoyed our time on the island, taking the boat trip around the uninhabited islands and doing some great snorkelling and sea kayaking. Had a blast but unfortunately some bad weather came in so we moved back to the mainland. Who wants to snorkel when visibility is only 15 feet!! normal around 25. We do!! Snorkeling was great and we look forward to Oz and the Great Barrier Reef, plus the beaches.
Headed for Malaysia, missing the south bit with the terrorists. Got to George town penang. thats another story.
Miller