Phuket, Thailand: Part 2

Day 4 was elephant day.  We booked a tour with Siam Safari for a Thai culture expo and elephant ride.  It was perfect.  They put together a wonderful tour.  We started off the tour with some coconut pancakes and learning how the Thai use water buffalo.  We also got to ride in a buffalo pulled cart.  We then learned about rice growing and picking, coconut uses, curry making and all about the rubber trees.  We then watched a cute show with the baby elephants where E got to feed them, then had our elephant ride.  The day concluded with lunch.  It was one of the most fun days we had.

Our ride from the resort to Siam Safari.

Water Buffalo

Rice, Coconuts, Curry

Rubber (yes, it comes from a tree)

Baby Elephants

E feeding the babies...the most memorable moment!

Elephant Trekking

Day 5 we rented a car and explored Phuket.  Dad did a great job driving on the left side of the road!  We drove through Kata, Karon and Patong and spent some time at Karon beach.  Later that day we drove to the southern tip of Phuket and checked out Sunset Peak before heading back.

Karon Beach

Sunset Peak

Day 6 was spent at our resort beach.  It was our 2nd to last day so we just wanted to relax!  Ben and I rented a kayak and paddled around the cape we were on.  What a beautiful island.  This night E started running a high fever!

Day 7 was a bit of a challenging day.  We had to check out at noon but our flight wasn't until 2 a.m.  We ended up renting a car for the afternoon and tried to find indoor activities.  We had scheduled a dinner and show at Fantasea for the evening which would hold us over until time for the flight.  The challenge was keeping E happy as she was running a fever all day (which we found out when we got to Korea was from tonsillitis).  Mom and I got our Thai massage while the guys and E hit up McDonald's.  The massage was wonderful and less than $10 for 1 hour.  We both admitted we were a little sore a few hours later but it sure felt great.  We then went to the mall and outlet stores before going to Fantasea.  Fantasea wasn't as impressive as everyone made it sound.  It was overly crowded and the show was so-so.  Poor E was miserable but was able to sleep through most of the show.  She's rocking a cold compress on her head in all our pics.

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Phuket Fantasea

Last Picture of the Trip

Great trip and so glad we went!