Karon Beach: first 3 days

We landed Wednesday, after 26 hours and three flights: Portland to Seattle, to Qatar, to Phuket. We’ve been staying on Karon Beach, a friendly, busy tourist area on the Andaman Sea. Mainly we have been exploring the beach, figuring out the currency (Thai Bahts), and enjoying the people and culture. Thailand is nicknamed ‘The Land of Smiles’ because of the friendly, kind people. We have found this true!
This food is amazing! I’ve had Pad Thai (my favorite!) every day so far - twice for breakfast. The culture doesn’t have specific breakfast foods as we do in the USA, but eat what we’d consider dinner food for any meal. I rather like it.
We just went swimming in the sea, with hundreds of other people. There are jellyfish in the water about the size of my fist. I wasn’t sure if they’d sting, and when I came up out of the water there were two big ones by my face. I screamed, then a nice man told me ‘They don’t sting! Don’t sting! Don’t worry!’ and I felt a bit calmer.Read more