Phuket, Thailand, Sunday, February 19 – Phuket is a lovely tropical island in the Andaman Sea that is a major resort area in Thailand. It is connected at the north end to the mainland by a bridge and has an international airport. There are a number of beach communities with both small and large major resorts such as the Four Seasons, Hilton, JW Marriott, etc. Rather than take a tour, we decided to hire a cab and go across the island to Karon Beach, a beach resort town with a large lovely beach, shops, resorts, and restaurants. We walked the promenade with the beach on one side and the street, shops and resorts on the other side. The beach is lined by two parallel rows of beach chairs and beach umbrellas, with each section overseen by a beachboy. We rented two chairs and an umbrella for several hours and enjoyed the warm water and relaxation of being at the beach. The clientele were all Caucasian. We learned that most of the tourists these days are Russian, then Scandinavian, then European and Americans. We sat between a German couple and a Scandinavian couple. You could order refreshments from a local stand on the beach. Vendors would pass by selling ice cream, corn on the cob, dough nuts, lamps, dresses, sun glasses, baskets, shirts, and other interesting items. Atop a nearby mountain was a very large white statue of Buddha which could be seen for miles around.
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