ANYWAY, so Thailand. I really enjoyed the trip. It was my first girls trip/weekend/anything ever and it was amazing....minus the morning sickness. We stayed in Phuket in a 2 story house with a private pool. Because I was sick, the amazing ladies gave me my own room, while they all shared. We went from February 11-15. Fawn found the house on airbnb. Don, the manager of the place, is from the states and was a huge help.
Day 1: Feb 12-
I believe this was the day we went on the elephant rides. In the morning we swam in the pool and then went to lunch with Don. We went to a place called something Safari and first learned how rice was grown and sown. They let us try some desserts/teas. I didn't try any. We had eaten at a thai food place for lunch before and I was feeling sick. We then went on a little circle ride pulled by a water buffalo. I threw up that whole time. So, when we went and got food on the next part, I didn't eat. They did teach us how to make curry then. After that, we learned about rubber trees and how they make rubber. It is quite the process. We then went and visited a baby elephant before riding on the large elephants. Crystal and I rode together and it was awesome with such amazingly beautiful scenery. By the time we got home, I was nauseous and tired so I went to bed.
Day 2: Feb 13-
This was such an amazing day. We didn't think day 1 could be beat, but it was. We went on another excursion called the James Bond Island excursion. It was so much more than that though. First we stopped at this buddhist temple that was built into a cliffside/cave. After walking through, you come out and there are a ton of cave monkeys. I had gardettos with me because I had to always eat something, and these monkeys are not afraid to get close. They wanted my food. The first monkey I saw came up and tried to grab the bag. So, I quietly closed it and tried not to make it make sound. After exploring a bit and thinking we had great pics, I came up some stairs and was eating and a swarm of them came after. There were at least 20. I was freaked out of my mind an day friends were on the other side so they couldn't hear me. I had 4 of them trying to climb my clothes to get my food. I was freaked and yelling help, but everyone got their camera's out instead. Dang punks! I finally started walking away and they got off of me. Tiffany put the food in her little bag and a monkey saw it so he jumped on her and was trying to climb down her to open the zipper (they are really smart) and get the food. It wouldn't get off of her when she tried either. Luckily we have it all on video. So, since he was hanging out on her shoulder, Brenna and I decided we wanted to try and we both got it to come hang out with us on our shoulder's for a bit before it finally went away. Those were the best pics.
So, after that, we got back in the van and went to the James bond Island part. First we got in long boats and went out to a cave to go canoeing. Emma, the guide, was awesome and treated us pregnant women (Tiffany was showing, I didn't tell her I was prego until I realized she was still going to let me do everything) the best. We had the front of the boat. Brenna, Crystal and I were on one canoe with Tiffany and Fawn on another. We had some Thai guys rowing for us. After getting through the cave part, our guide let us get out and swim. He wanted a smoke break so it was a win win for all. It was a hot day and the water felt amazing.
After the canoeing, we got back on the long boat and went to James Bond Island. It is called this because it is where part of one of the original James Bond movies was filmed. We had about a half hour to swim/hangout there before getting back on the long boat to go to a 100% muslim floating village for dinner (I think). We didn't have a lot of time there because some inconsiderate people in our boat who Emma made sure to tell she was very unhappy with, took their sweet time getting back to the boats previously and took time away from us all. BUT, the food looked amazing. I didn't eat much as I was not feeling well. We finally got back on the long boat to head back and get home. I think the ladies went out that night, but I went to bed early.
Day 3: Feb 14-
We spent Valentine's day on Paradise Beach... a private beach. We didn't have to pay much for it and it was beautiful and amazing. We got to paddle board, snorkel, rest, eat, swim, take lots of pics and just hang out. The coral is dying there but we got glimpses of what it used to look like. It was still awesome to see all the fish. Two of us had our go pro cameras so we got lots of underwater pictures. My first fall off the paddle board I ended up kicking some coral and now I have a scar on my foot. It was a great day. I went to bed early that day as the other ladies went out that night. Most of my pictures are on my go pro or CD so they probably won't end up on the blog.
We flew home that night. Our flight was a red eye so we had time. We relaxed in the morning. I forgot to mention we had rented scooters to get around the area. Tiffany, Brenna and Crystal went out after we had all gone to the market to shop for souvenirs. Fawn and I went home to relax. Despite putting on tons of sunscreen the day before, she and I got fried and needed to rest. The others took a lot longer at lunch than expected so Don took us to another private beach to explore for a little while. We found them on our way home and then went swimming in Don's pool. Our filter had quit working in ours and he felt terrible about that. After that, we went home, packed and headed home. It was such an amazing trip and cost hardly anything. For the tickets and house, we each paid $536 (I think). Then whatever we spent while we were there was just added. I think I spent another $300 on excursions, food and souvenirs.
It sounds like such a cool trip. I cannot wait to see the pictures posted. I'm sorry you were so sick and didn't get to enjoy the food. Next time perhaps
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