Oasis

 A secret oasis awaited us...


I experienced a wonderful day on the back of a moped with Brett as we explored the island of Phuket. We rode past temples and monuments and navigated our way through the streets and soon became a custom to the Thai roadrules; riding through red lights and tight gaps when it was safe to do so. We rode to the Bangpae cascade waterfalls and trekked through the rocky trails to see the main waterfall. We took some photos then continued on further slightly off the beaten path.

It was rocky, steep and slippery in places so the majority of people stopped by the first fall and didn't venture further. We continued trekking and boy did it pay off as we found a hidden oasis! It was simply breathtaking. Lush jungle trees, rocks and waterfalls in our own secluded paradise! Brett and I immersed ourselves in the fresh water and i was overcome with the beauty of the place... well for about a minute then I had a miniature panic attack; what if i got bitten by a poisonous spider or bitten by a venemous snake out here where no knew we were... what if there were leeches or water bugs or mosquites with malaria? I had seen some crabs and what if one of them bit me, I'd have a blood wound and could catch a blood born disease! It was the most presitine place I had even been and i was stuck in a panic. Brett was trying to calm me and wanted to venture on, but I wouldn't let him leave my site... everyone knows in horror movies that's when things go wrong!! He stayed and i calmed down somewhat when he reassured me I was OK. I tried to put my rational/irrational thoughts behind and just enjoy the space we had for a while. After being in the water a little while and not being bitten or attacked or stung I really did start to relax. It was a tropical paradise and i was in heaven (the kind of heaven where you have to be cautious of dangerous things). We took some photos and relaxed then trekked on further to enjoy more of the surrounding environment. We came across a bunch of spiders and I had reached my limit, I was ready to trek back down and go back to the first waterfall. My body was on high alert but my mind wanted to just enjoy the place for what it was. I felt very lucky to be able to experience half the day in such a wonderful place. We hopped back on the bike and ventured into phuket town and went to a local market selling so many foreign and exotic foods. There were so many different smells it was overpowering. Brett and I bought a cup of steamed corn each as this was the only food that seemed relatively safe and we already having enough toilet problems! We also bought a fake engagement ring so that I could wear it on our tours through Europe without the need to worry about theives and the like. We then set our sights on Patong and had dinner at a table on the beach at a place called Sabai beach restaurant. It was wonderful. We watched tourists light lanterns on the beach and watched fireworks going off on the coastline. We walked along the beach then explored some of the Thai markets. It was such a wonderful day. Brett and i began to tire and bickered a little so headed for home, and got completely lost. It was the perfectly true end to a wonderful day. Nothing can ever be too perfect, we just needed to shake a bit of reality into one another!!