Thursday was our last unplanned day to explore Phuket and we wanted to soak up the sun! Brookie sent us to Karron beach nearby.
When we got to the beach it was a very very hot day so we decided to walk along the shops side of the beach to catch what little bit of shade there was. You guessed it, I bought more sarongs (addiction) and the more you buy the better deal you can get! I also decided that this day was the perfect day to get the local ice cream.
The ice cream is prepared right in front of you on a cold plate and there are very simple ingredients, your flavoring and cream. There were dozens of flavors from fruit to candy to chocolate and of course I wanted the Nutella flavor (another addiction of mine). They put your flavor on the cold plate and then pour the cream on top and try to contain the liquid. After a few seconds, the cream begins to harden and thats when they start scooping up and mixing the ice cream. Some of the "ice cream makers" have a rhythm that makes a cool beat and other times they just curl the ice cream and then chop! In the end, once its pretty ice-y, they flatten the ice cream out and then form it into curls that they put standing up in a bowl. Its very delicious and creamy and perfect for a warm day. Ty and I ate ours in the shade on the beach.
After our delicious treat, our spot got attacked by ants who wanted our leftovers so we decided to find another spot closer to the beach so we could go play in the water. We found a nice spot in the shade and Ty ran into the waves. The water was the perfect temperature on that hot day. I love just being able to lounge in the water and not get cold. After I lounged a bit, dodged some waves and Ty did some wave surfing, we found a shower to rinse off.
We wanted to find a place for dinner that had pad Thai because we figured we should eat this dish while in Thailand. There were many places hassling us to join them for dinner while we read through their menus. I would much prefer if they left me alone to glance through the menu but not in Thailand!
Once we found a few places that we thought we might like, we went to watch the sunset. There were only a few clouds in the way and it made for a beautiful landscape. Many people were parasailing and that was interesting to watch as well. Usually there was a Thai man who jumped on the back of the chute to steer especially during landing, and he wasn't strapped on at all, just sitting on the wires!
When we got to the beach it was a very very hot day so we decided to walk along the shops side of the beach to catch what little bit of shade there was. You guessed it, I bought more sarongs (addiction) and the more you buy the better deal you can get! I also decided that this day was the perfect day to get the local ice cream.
The ice cream is prepared right in front of you on a cold plate and there are very simple ingredients, your flavoring and cream. There were dozens of flavors from fruit to candy to chocolate and of course I wanted the Nutella flavor (another addiction of mine). They put your flavor on the cold plate and then pour the cream on top and try to contain the liquid. After a few seconds, the cream begins to harden and thats when they start scooping up and mixing the ice cream. Some of the "ice cream makers" have a rhythm that makes a cool beat and other times they just curl the ice cream and then chop! In the end, once its pretty ice-y, they flatten the ice cream out and then form it into curls that they put standing up in a bowl. Its very delicious and creamy and perfect for a warm day. Ty and I ate ours in the shade on the beach.
After our delicious treat, our spot got attacked by ants who wanted our leftovers so we decided to find another spot closer to the beach so we could go play in the water. We found a nice spot in the shade and Ty ran into the waves. The water was the perfect temperature on that hot day. I love just being able to lounge in the water and not get cold. After I lounged a bit, dodged some waves and Ty did some wave surfing, we found a shower to rinse off.
We wanted to find a place for dinner that had pad Thai because we figured we should eat this dish while in Thailand. There were many places hassling us to join them for dinner while we read through their menus. I would much prefer if they left me alone to glance through the menu but not in Thailand!
Once we found a few places that we thought we might like, we went to watch the sunset. There were only a few clouds in the way and it made for a beautiful landscape. Many people were parasailing and that was interesting to watch as well. Usually there was a Thai man who jumped on the back of the chute to steer especially during landing, and he wasn't strapped on at all, just sitting on the wires!
We were starving once the sun set, but the food wasn't anything to write home about, and it was more expensive than other meals (probably cause it was on the beach...). We were both exhaust from our day in the sun so we decided to try to get a cab back home.
GrabTaxi wasn't picking us up and we tried to see what the Tuktuks would offer us but they were way too expensive... Tuktuks are taxis that are like mini trucks with benches in the back so they can easily take passengers around. They tend to be more expensive and without a meter because they gear towards tourists.
We were having issues getting all the way back to our place so we ended up sharing a tuktuk to another, closer, beach town with a Swedish couple. They were very nice people and us being Americans, they wanted to talk politics. The world is watching us my friends...
In Patong, we were easily able to get a GrabTaxi back to our place and it was another long, exhausting day where all we wanted to do was pass out! The next two days would be long busy, planned days as well so we needed our sleep. Friday 6am pickup for rock climbing!
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