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Ko Phi Phi
Hard to imagine how devastated this island was when hit by a tsunami a decade go. We're a group of 4 friends counting more than 30 years of friendship and many trips together. Every so often, we'd meet for lunch or dinner or simply laze around in one's house where we literally spend the whole afternoon just chatting, eating and drinking. When the latter passes the limit, we engage in some rigorous dancing and singing like most rowdy Filipinos do. 😊
We met to plan our trip to Mongolia late May and whether to break our homeward journey with a couple of nights in Seoul. That was the plan. Each one with some assignment on hotel bookings, flight bookings, list of foods to eat and sites to visit. So how did we get to Phuket for a quick trip just a week before the Mongolian trip?
If it's any indication, this bunch of BFFs are given to some form of compulsive behavior. A trip to Phuket wasn't such a bad idea, after all. We arrived in Mai Khao where a spacious 2-bedroom villa was waiting for us. It was tempting to just stay indoors, cook our meals (we actually did that the Twilight in Phuket
I love sunsets. Twilights even more. night we arrived), and soak ourselves in the plunge pool while enjoying the bottle of Shiraz we brought with us.
Totally skipped Bangkok this time to head straight to Phuket's beaches. Alas! The villa is nowhere near the beach. No worries though as Marriott Vacation Club had buggies to take us to the nearby sister-hotel JW Marriott which is right by the beach. It would be a sin to miss a sunset afternoon in this area.
The same buggy also took us to the nearby Turtle Village. An easy stroll from the Villa, actually. We walked to this Turtle Village everyday for our daily dose of Pad Thai. Gluttons......
Having just watched the movie The Impossible, we wanted to see exactly where the tsunami hit the island. There was the option to take the ferry but we felt like riding the speedboat so we arranged to be picked up at our hotel for a whole day of island hopping. It was good up until a few islands and snorkeling, then we soon grew tired and proclaimed ourselves beach-fatigued. Not even the venue of the Leonardo di Carpio-starrer
The Beach (Maya Beach) failed to excite us. Oh well, looks like you have a bunch of dull oldies here.
Besides, the water current was so strong I worried over (1) staying/swimming too far away from the boat; and (2) swimming too near the boat and hitting my head against the engines. I'm hopeless, right? Having seen a couple of monkeys off Monkey Island, passed Vikings Cave, eaten authentic Thai lunch in Phi Phi Don, snorkeled and fed some fish, etc...... I'm done and ready to head back to the comfortable villa. Maybe I'm losing it. I used to love the beach. But I'm growing tired of putting on sunblock, changing in and out of swimming outfits, stepping on pointed rocks underwater, climbing up and down the boat. Does anyone have pills to counter this mood?
The next day, we checked out the other beach resorts yet still, I never felt the urge to take a dip. Worse, I grew lazy taking photos! Not that we didn't enjoy. We actually did. So, what gives? Give me the I'm busy.
Snorkeling around the islands. pill, QUICK!
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Mike Fossey
Let me know when you discover those pills!
I soon tire of beach-life too. Give me an historic monument or a chaotic market any day! Your photos make me want to be there though - even if they're all called "image"! Thank goodness for 'lifeisacelebration', eh? :-)