At around 7pm we rolled out in a gang of 7 or 8 motorbikes. I felt like I was part of a motorcycle gang, albeit a really shitty one, because we were all on scooters.
Only after we got on the road did I realize what a horrible mistake I made. The night market is about 20km away from the camp and that my friends drive like maniacs. Between driving 80km/hr and diving through traffic akin to mario karts I somehow managed to survive and arrive at the night market in one piece.
Once inside I decided to explore and try out the various foods available. Wow, everything imaginable was there from grilled BBQ chicken, squid, pork beef, there was also fried cockroaches and assorted insects. Not feeling that adventurous yet, I decided to save the less than savory insects for a later date.
At one point, a huge storm rolled in and virtually halted all movement inside the market, because everything is under makeshift canopies, there was leaking water everywhere. And people sought shelter in various stores and stalls until the storm passed. Every few minutes the store owners would have to prod and poke the canopies to empty water into the already flooding store space.
At around 10pm the rain finally abated and I decided to head back towards camp at a safer pace since now I knew the road back.
All in all a great Sunday night in Phuket.
Peace.
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| Getting ready to roll out |
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| various fried insects |
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| flooding of biblical scales |
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| sushi stand |
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| Metal working shop |
I love the metal shop, with the predators, aliens and terminator. Fried insects, me no want!
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