Location: Phuket
Today, the group experienced their first true excursion on Thailand soil. Several shipmates took a tuk-tuk (a kind of open-air taxi, i.e., a truck with benches) up to the “giant Buddha of Phuket.” The monument was so huge that it could be seen from pretty much anywhere in Phuket. Others took advantage of cheap vendor swag, and, of course, many replenished their chocolate stocks. After lunch, we moved to a more secluded anchorage at a tiny beach called Ao Mum Mok, where an abandoned Seuss-like resort barely stood, and a statue of a large goat was all that told of past attractions. We retired that night, looking forward to an intense BA and the upcoming Kings Cup!