We are now in Nai Yang Beach since a couple of days. Nai Yang is a small village in the north west part of Phuket, close to the airport. The atmosphere here is relaxed and friendly - very similar to how we experienced Langkawi. The restaurants are situated right on the beach, and we enjoy the sundown every day. We love the long beach that isn´t crowded, and the crystal clear water. Both north and south of the main beach there are a lot of wonderful old pine trees, only meters from the water. It is magical to take a walk there.
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One of the first evenings we walked the beach after dark. Were we planned to turn back there was some lights, and a restaurant, so we stopped for a beer. We were the only guests, so the owner joined our table for a chat. We had met Mr Poon - the owner of Poon´s restaurant. He promised that he made good food, so we decided to try - we let him decide what he wanted to serve. The result was impressive, and we have been guests to the restaurant every day since that evening - either for lunch or dinner.
At the restaurant we have had the pleasure to meet some lovely locals. It is a privilege to get to know them, and learn a bit about their life. They are all very hard working, and put in 12-15 hours a day, 7 days a week - with no vacation! Jack is a very gentle man. He walks around on the beach and sells corn that he barbecue. The perfect lunch, and fantastic taste!
We also met Kun and her 6 year old daughter Kem, at the restaurant. She is a sweat girl that sells wonderful pearls on the beach, when she isn´t serving at Poon´s restaurant. Kun´s English is very good, so it is very easy to communicate with her. She sometimes helps with translation when we speak to anyone else in the group, but most often we understand each other well with limited English.
Yesterday we rented a longtail boat for 3 hours. We had asked to be taken to a nice place for snorkelling. We asked Kun and Yupin (Poon´s wife) to join us, which they were happy to do. The snorkelling was excellent, and we all enjoyed the trip.
Some more pictures from Nai Yang: Nai Yang
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