On the boat from Phuket to Ao Nang there were really cool jellyfish!A LOT of them! They ranged from 12-18 in and they just kept comingAnd I swear there were swaths of the 2 hour boat ride where they were averaging 4 feet apart, if that. And we are headed to another beautiful place for diving and snorkeling. A conundrum, because the jellyfish didn’t really stop as we came close to Railay Beach. As we kept moving toward Ao Nang it seemed somewhat better, which was relieving. There was a night market where we walked to get dinner but didn’t expect entertainment too. Or quite so much attention from the locals. Or a fire showThey were by quite impressive They even use some sort of stuff like in sparklers for some actsI would be quite Leary of audience participation, but this woman was a great sportHow they catch something on a chain I’m not really sure at all Big finishThere was an amazing breakfast place about 200 feet from our lodging. I could barely finish my avocado toast, I think there was a whole avocado under that egg. It is so hot, you just HAVE to get in the water, or stay in air conditioning which mostly meant our room. The jellyfish weren’t near shore at the swimming area and we had a nice swim the first day, but the second day, a broken piece of one found Zarah’s arm. It really really hurt, but slightly better with advil and hydrocortisone cream. Thankfully no blisters and felt better by 18 hours after. We took a boat tour. Do you still call them stalactites if there isn’t an actual cave?There were swimming opportunities, but we didn’t take the first one because there were visible jellyfish. A couple people did swim and were fine. Apparently they can’t sting through any fabric, even nylon stocking is enough according to the internet. We both have full suits for sun protection, so we did swim the second place where we didn’t see any. and snorkeled a place with lots of nice fish and more giant clams than I’ve ever seen all together. But my underwater phone bag is leaking so lucky for you, no more pictures of them. Then they take you a lovely place to watch the sunset and feed you dinner. The almost full moon was lovely on the ride homeAnd some impressive lighting. What was not impressive was the phosphorescent plankton. You could see little dots if it was totally dark, but nothing picture-worthy. For a budget lodging, we were pretty impressed with our view at the Seaworld Guesthouse. Did I mention how cute the breakfast place was? Or how delicious a smoothie bowl can be?Then we moved south to Hat Yai and we got a good welcome sign. Another evening street fair with young dancers. In this very Muslim part of Thailand, there was not the icky hypersexualization that we had a dose of in Phuket. This was an early night because we caught a fairly early train to the Malaysian border tomorrow.
Hi- Jellyfish are very weird creatures and defiantly a deterrent to enter into the water! The night life including dancing and fire works look spectacular and the sunsets are gorgeous! Reminds me of Key West…. Love, Marilee
Hi Marilee,
Yes they are! It was actually Muay Thai, not dancing, I guess I should have chosen different pictures. But it was impressive for sure. I would like to see Key West sometime
”Jessica™️. For your exclusive life.” 😂😂😂 Land of jellyfish sounded appealing to me at first, but I guess not if you can’t even avoid them. Poor Z’s shoulder! Those stalactites that aren’t in a cave are so cool! Also your food looks yummy.
Jessica Wandering 
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