Last day in Phuket - have an evening flight out so lazed a bit in the morning and then decided to drive the cost up and check out the other beaches as we went.
Patong is a shit hole. There. I said it. Don't get me wrong, the beach is gorgous, so I can see why so many young foreigners came and over the years made the place on big pile of tourist crap. I bought some sunglasses and a Frappuccino TM.
The northern beaches might have been nice, but access is limited to those paying the rent (or paying those who pay the rent.) We accidentally made our way into a huge spead of condo developments around assuming man-made lagoons, with a big fat golf course in the middle. Again, I understand why, but it does still seem a shame.
The last little beach before the airport to the north of Surin is a little beach called Nai Yang. What can I say but THIS IS THE SPOT.
A rad beach town with little restaurant spots with tables on the beach catering to surfers. Actually, kite surfing was the thing here, and the is-it-going-to-rain-is-it-not-going-to-rain weather of this part of the year gives amazing gusts of wind for these guys.
If you travel to Phuket I highly recommend you look into staying in Nai Yang. I head you can camp on the beach as well. Sounds pretty good to me.
My last Thailand-Thai meal on the beach was perfect. Mom and Rob are heading back for a few more days in Thailand and I am headed home by way of two subsequent red eyes: one to Narita International (Japan) and one from there to SFO. So from 15 min from now for the next 24+ hours or so (8 hour layover at Narita) I will be in transit. Pretty rough.
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