phuket

I had a great spot on my boat from Phi Phi to Phuket; leaning over the edge getting the ocean breeze. However, the staff came out on the deck telling people to move because the boat was overbalanced. (nevermind that all the baggage below deck was stacked on one side only) Then, a second ferry pulled up next to ours, also headed for Phi Phi, and people on our boat had to get on it to ease the overcrowding. After all the dramas, we finally arrived in Phuket hours later. I got a minibus to Nai Thon Beach, which was really beautiful. It was extremely quiet, and only had a handful of hotels & restaurants along the shore front boulevarde. I checked in & had some lunch, then headed down to the beach. It reminded me of Australia- there were waves, shories even, and the water was cool & refreshing! I had a lovely, relaxing afternoon on my deckchair, before eating an early dinner at a beach restaurant, whilst admiring the sunset. I then headed to the airport to meet Mum after her flight in from Sydney. Amazingly, the Jetstar flight landed an hour before the scheduled time, so I thought I may have missed & lost mum. But she appeared, after a group of 25 annoying-looking girls from the North Shore (I am guessing by their designer suitcases) headed for Schoolies in Thailand. We caught a taxi back to our hotel, before walking along the beach & eating dinner at our hotel. We caught up on all our respective stories & gossip of the past 3 months over cocktails, prawns & spring rolls. Welcome to Thailand! In the morning we were up very early, and walked along the completely deserted beach. Nai Thon is not one of the main resort beaches in Phuket, which was so nice- we didn't have to share it with any other tourists or spruikers selling junk along the beach! We had breakfast (mum's first fruit shake), then relaxed on our deckchairs all morning, before getting organised for our flight to Bangkok. We headed to the airport (again!), and were greeted by huge queues snaking their way out of the building. We didn't have to wait too long though, but we did have to try and stop an extremely drunk guy from pushing in. The flight was so quick- by the time I had settled in, we were preparing to land!