Phuket Travelogue

We spent 6 days in Phuket and just got back yesterday. This was our first time choosing a self-guided tour. Without the rush of a tour guide, without the lack of sleep, without the bad food and numerous shopping trips, what’s left is pure relaxation and rest.

We took an early flight from Beijing to Singapore, then transferred to Phuket. After arriving, we checked into ClubMed. On the first day, the clean and beautiful environment of ClubMed surprised me. I had always thought that Thailand was dirty and chaotic, but this place turned out to be a small paradise

On the second day, we went snorkeling early in the morning. After taking a yacht for over an hour, we arrived at our destination. It was my first time snorkeling, and I didn’t know many of the techniques. Basically, I had to take off my mask every 2 minutes to breathe, and I had to try not to breathe too much in the water. Even so, I still swallowed a lot of seawater. Snorkeling was a lot of fun, and I could see the beautiful and strange-looking fish among the coral reefs. For example, Copperband butterfly fish and Emperor angelfish. However, I think there might have been a group of jellyfish in the area, because I kept feeling a stinging sensation in the water.

On the third day, we went to Pha Ngan bay. We took a one-hour car ride to the pier, then boarded a sailboat. All the other passengers were foreigners, so we communicated in English and French. And I officially became an English translator :) This trip really exercised my oral English and listening skills. The sailboat was not big, but it was very stable. Lying on the bow, feeling the warm sunshine, and admiring the surrounding scenery was really comfortable. Later, we even saw dolphins. According to the French G.O. (guide), there was only one dolphin in this sea area, and it was very lucky to have seen it. Hehe, aren’t dolphins also a symbol of good luck? Near noon, we transferred to a speedboat and arrived at a local fishing village. In the village store, I bought a necklace made from a shark’s tooth. The surrounding scenery was beautiful, with a feeling similar to the “Sea Above the Three Gorges”. In the afternoon, we sailed to the last island and stopped to swim. I swam to a nearby reef in one breath. There, I found a jellyfish with a strange color, and then I accidentally buried it alive… I also saw a Spookfish, but I’m not sure, as it swam like a snake, jumping up and down.

On the fourth day, we spent the morning at the beach next to ClubMed. While I was strolling on the beach, I unexpectedly found a hermit crab. In the afternoon, I did some archery inside ClubMed. The G.O. was very serious, teaching me how to hold the bow, aim, and so on. At first, I did quite well. Just as I was feeling proud, a small competition started. As a result, I was the first to be eliminated… I guess I still need to practice if I want to improve. In the evening, we went to the seaside again, and the sunset was really beautiful.

On the fifth day, we went to the seaside again. This time, we did some “snorkeling” with just swim goggles, without professional equipment. The most exciting part of this snorkeling trip was encountering a school of fish - thousands of small fish surrounded me like a wall. And the seafloor under the sunlight gave me a dreamlike feeling.

In the afternoon, we left ClubMed, feeling a bit reluctant to leave.