Little Scandinavia

We're still here on Kata Beach. Tomorrow we're going to move up a few meters to Karon Beach. We discovered tonight just how close it really was as we were walking down to street trying to find somewhere to eat that wasn't overpriced. The sand on that beach is like icing sugar, and it crunches under your feet. It's so soft.

On the way to finding a place to eat, we saw an elephant with people feeding him and getting their picture taken with him. He was so cute. I could go for a baby elephant. I kinda felt sorry for him though. People kept feeding and feeding him. Isn't that a form or torture? Being constantly fed? And he had a swarm of people around him, and flashes constantly going off. The elephant did catch our attention though of the place he was standing in front of...DINO PARK! Heck yes, a mini golf area that is completely dino themed. I think it's probably to coolest and well made mini golf I have seen. The courses were imaginative, and there were dinosaur scattered throughout. There was even a volcano that shot up fireballs. We had a lot of fun there.

We were talking with a hotel guy a couple days ago, and he was telling us that because of the airport disruptions, there has been 90% cancellations. It's incredible. When we were in Phuket Town, it didn't seem like much, but he said that at this time it's usually quite busy. Phi Phi Island as well had nearly empty restaurants at peak dining times. It was weird to see. The airport is supposed to be fully functional as of tomorrow.

For the entire trip, I seem to be the target of mosquitos. Canadian mosquitos don't really like me, but it appears that Asian ones do. Though the other night, Lucas was the target. He awoke one morning to find 32 bites on his feet alone. There was some kind of bug in his bed (we had two singles that night). It's a good thing I bought Tiger Balm in Vietnam, that stuff is great on bites.

Erin2, I think that Kata Beach is the beach for you. Bob Marley and Rasta Thais everywhere. This beach is fantastic and so chill. You would love it here! Like I said in the title of this post, Kata Beach is also Little Scandinavia. There are so many Scandinavian restaurants, even the place where we are staying is a Scandinavian man and his Thai wife. The majority of people here are from Norway or Finland or Sweden. There is a lot of blonde hair and blue eyes. And of course, old topless ladies. Yesterday we even got a little man bits and lady lower bits, as a couple decided to change out of their bathing suits on the beach. Oh Thailand.