Jonathan and I ended up staying at the Baifern Guesthouse near Kata Beach for the whole five days since the diving school was able to provide transportation for Jonathan. Except for the second day, it was a relaxing experience for me since I stayed in the guesthouse doing some reading, watching YouTube, catching up on the news, and planning for my travels. The weather was too hot to go out for a long time or else I would have gone to the beach more. Jonathan ended up getting his PADI certification after three days of training.
The second day at the guesthouse, Jonathan and I rented a motorbike for 250 THB, or about $6.80, for the whole day. I’m not confident about riding a motorbike even though I have my motorcycle license from 2012. I was glad Jonathan has experience riding a motorbike. I was a little scared at first, sitting in the back thinking that I might fall and injury myself since I don’t have any insurance. But the whole day went well without any issue.
We visited many sites. First was The Big Buddha then Wat Chalong temple. Then we went to Phuket Old Town, had lunch and walked around. Next was Rawai Beach then Cape Phrom Thep. We had dinner at a very nice restaurant on top of a hill called Summore Day that had a very nice view of the ocean. We caught the sunset at Windmill View Point then stopped at Karon View Point before coming back to the guesthouse. It was a fully packed day exploring Phuket. By the end of the trip I was tired and satisfied now that we have seen all the tourist sights in Phuket.
For the next few days I chilled at the guesthouse. I’ve been reading a great book on poverty, it’s called Poverty, By America. I still have two chapters left and I felt the book is very educational and I recommend to anyone who wants to learn about poverty in America and how the wealthiest country on earth has so much of it.
Overall, I enjoyed my time spent with Jonathan in Phuket. It was nice to share the journey with someone and broke up the monotony of traveling.
I arrived in Bangkok yesterday via airplane. I’m currently staying at a hostel and will meet up with Daisy, a friend I had met in the Philippines. When she arrives on Friday morning we will explore Bangkok for about six days and participate in Songkran, the Thailand new year water festival. I will stay in Bangkok until the 25th then fly to Siem Reap, Cambodia.
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| Taking a tuk tuk from Patong Beach to Kata Beach |
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| The sun sets over the hill in Kata Beach. |
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| Baifern Guesthouse |
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| Riding a motorbike in Phuket with Jonathan. |
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| Saw some elephants on the way to The Big Buddha. |
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| The Big Buddha |
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| Closeup of The Big Buddha |
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| More statues around the Buddha |
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| Jonathan and I with the Buddha |
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| The view from The Big Buddha |
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| Wat Chalong temple |
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| People rub the statues for the gold leaves. |
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| Another temple in Wat Chalong |
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| More Buddhas |
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| A Chinese temple in Phuket Old Town |
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| Mural in Phuket Old Town |
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| Cool lobster on the side of a building |
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| An interesting coffee shop with flowers |
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| Inside of another flower coffee shop |
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| Phuket Old Town street |
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| Jonathan taking a nap inside the Phuket Museum. |
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| The clocktower in Phuket Old Town |
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| Rawai Beach |
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| The pier view point at Rawai Beach |
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| Is there a demand for these keychains? LOL! |
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| Jonathan tried to bargain down the price of a lobster, but no luck. |
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| Cape Phrom Thep |
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| Trees at Cape Phrom Thep |
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| The lighthouse at Cape Phrom Thep |
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| Dinner with a view |
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| The view at Summore Day restaurant |
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| Windmill View Point sunset |
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| Karon View Point |
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| Part of Kata Beach mural |
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| Kata Beach |
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| Fish and Pad Thai for lunch |
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| Sunset at Karon Beach |
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| Kata Night Market |
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| My last meal at Phuket |
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