After chatting to the staff on the ferry, we decided to stay at Kata Beach on Phuket, which is in the south west of Phuket. After hunting for cheap accomodation, and finding none, we checked in to an air con hotel that had en suite and a mini bar, absoulte luxury compared to some of the places we'd stayed. We then had dinner overlooking the beach, a really pleasant evening before an early night, prepared for the big game fishing the next day. Big game (Sailfish, Marlin etc.) fishing is something I've been looking forward to the whole trip, and apparently Phuket is the place to do it. We opted for the whole day fishing, starting at 7am, and finishing at 5pm. Basically we caught bugger all, apart from 2 small Tuna, that we caught on
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