Phuket is Thailand's largest, wealthiest and most visited island. As you know, we have favored adventure and culture holidays over island resort vacations these past two years. However, we had a long weekend and some frequent flyer miles to spend so Evan, Jane and I took a 90 minute flight to this tropical paradise. There is a lot to do, and spend money on, in Phuket, but we decided to stay on the beautiful, long, crescent of white sand Bang Thoa Beach and simply relax.
Jane and I spent a full day exploring the natural beauty of Phang-Nga Bay via a speed boat. The limestone mountains and rock formations were stunning. We visited 'James Bond Island.' We explored active and inactive caves on foot. We went in and around these limestone formations in sea canoes. We ate lunch (and got out of the rain) on Koh Panyi Island, a 200 year old Muslim fishing village build almost entirely on stilts and nestled against a limestone cliff. About 2000 people live in this floating village. There is a mosque, a health clinic and a school, while pigs, dogs and alcohol are forbidden. We ended our day in sunshine on the white sandy beach of Pearl Island.
Evan was sleeping when we left, as he had no interest in sight seeing. No worries though. He slept in, took himself to breakfast, then crawled back into bed with the television on. For lunch he strolled along the beach, light breeze blowing in his face, and found a little shack selling thai curry. Back to the television for "Cops" and a rest before heading to the gym for a work out. He was showered and back in the same bed when we got in at 5:30. Jane and I cleaned up and we headed into town for dinner.
It was a fun, quick getaway with my two teenagers. We all got too much sun, a lot of delicious thai food and a change of scenery from our little island home in Singapore.
Love to you all~
Lauren
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Another amazing adventure, Lauren. Can you tell us the difference between an "active" and "inactive" cave?
Love,
Mom
Active caves still have water running through them, inactive caves do not. The active caves were one level below the inactive caves, as the sea level has dropped over the many years. Both caves had bats, were pitch black and had awesome stalactite formations. The water passing through the active caves made them quite warm, and the water depth, at times, came to our upper thighs. We did have flash lights. Thankfully we didn't come across any pirates. Only kidding!
Dad, did you recognize "James Bond Island?" I am pretty sure it was years ago. It would be fun for Jane and I to watch that movie.
Wow, the floating village sounds amazing! It's remarkable how people have always found a way to build settlements even with challenging conditions. I loved the photo of the kids swimming right outside their homes--I can imagine that they just jump out the front door when they need a dip!
Can't wait to hear more about it in person! Yippee! See you soon!
Katie
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