Phuket, Thailand

Phuket and the beaches!! But first off to see the Promthep Cape, Brahma Elephant Shrine, and adjoining Lighthouse.

The largest Buddist temple complex from the early 19th century is in Phuket. It holds three main buildings with Budda paintings, golden statues, and gardens all around. Lighting firecrackers (in brick kiln) as thanks and offerings.

Our tour of a cashew factory was fascinating, and we could not believe how the cashew nut grows. Each cashew is attached to the bottom of the flower, which is hand harvested, boiled, roasted, and hand shelled. What an 11-step manual process!

Headed to Patong beach after lunch. Patong is a tad bit on the tourist side. Next time, we will check out Karon Beach. Lovely finish to our day.Read more