Day 69

Thursday

My last day in Phuket!

It’s been fabulous so far. 

I’m going to have a last look around, visit the museum and then have a Massage!

I’m actually up pretty early so head out in search of a place to chill and write my blog. Downstairs in the Coffee shop is fab but just far too many Mossies! The last thing I want is to get munched just before I leave! 

I find myself sitting in a Cat Café 😻, it’s quiet, they sell Lemon Iced Tea and there are Cats!! The perfect spot. 

The cats are all looking rather rotund!! All the little treats no doubt, I don’t help on that score as I buy a sachet as bribery! 

It’s a lovely way to spend a few hours. Really think we need more of these in the UK! 

After a pleasant walk and cat cuddles I go across the road for my massage.

I thought I’d booked an aromatherapy foot, neck & shoulder massage, but it was actually the same foot massage I’d had the day before, so I decided to change it to a 90 minute Neck Back & Shoulder massage.

My masseuse was absolutely tiny and looked a lot older than me, which probably means she was in her 80s!! 

She took me into the room, I got on the bed and off we went! WTAF 😳 This was not going to be the 90 mins of relaxation and calm I’d anticipated, oh no, theirs was full on, hardcore massage. I genuinely thought that I might be broken in half by a Thai OAP! But Wow!! 

They don’t use oil or really massage in the way we are used to, it’s more leaning on you and intense pressure, then comes the bending and twisting! It was painful and at times uncomfortable but I have to say I felt a million times better afterwards! What a fantastic experience! She was so, so strong! I now need to find a Thai masseuse in Cornwall. 

After this I headed to the museum. It’s only a small place in a fabulous old building. It charts the history of the Chinese in Phuket, their customs and festivals. It was fascinating and a little gory in parts. The mural depicting Hell that went with Poh-Toh, or Ghost Month was pretty lurid! 

It’s also amazing that they have valuable artefacts just displayed with no protection! 

I had a delicious Pad Thai in a little family restaurant and then headed back to the hotel for an early night. 

I’m up tomorrow at 5.30 to get to the airport for my Flight to Bangkok!! 

The first leg of my homeward journey! 😍❤️