Day 401 Phuket

We got up pretty early in the morning (I had to sort out my visa!!!) and had breakfeast in one of the many restaurants around the island. We had a great day yesterday but now it was time to make our way back to Phuket. Inside the boat there were free soft drinks and water melons. There was a full video of the Corr’s on the ferry which sparked a debate. I claimed that there are at least 10 world famous Irish singers/bands in the world; dos anyone agree? Having missed the sights on the ferry over, I decided to make the most of the hour and a half journey by waiting at the top end of the boat. The day was slightly cloudy but that didn’t spoil the sheer beauty of the Island’s in the distance. I paid particular attention to Maya Bay and it looked amazing in the distance. We have been on plenty of ferries over the past year or so and I started to reflect on it all.

We then arrived in Phuket, which is approximately the size of Singapore, is Thailand’s largest island. The island is connected to mainland Thailand by a bridge. The island is mostly mountainous with a mountain range in the west of the island from the north to the south. The day was very over cast and it was getting dark so we got a taxi to our hotel. Our taxi driver was useless; he didn’t know where our hotel was even though we had the street. We eventually got there and checked into our room. We got a bite to eat and then had a stroll around the town. It appeared to be even sleazier than any of the other places we had been in Asia. The massage ladies were as eager as beaver’s to get you into their little rooms!! It wasn’t the most pleasant place in the world, at night time anyway. I booked my flight back to Australia that night.

We got to bed early and woke up for the second half of the Man United CSKA Moscow game as my alarm never went off. We were 3-1 down when I turned on the tv but luckily we got back in it and drew 3-3. Once the final whistle went I hit the hay as we had to be up early for our flight back to Bangkok, the place where our South East Asia tour began and the place were our travels would end and more importantly the place where Mike would bid his farewells to us.

Emotional stuff,

Gary