Phuket Snapshots: Rawai Beach
Just around the southern tip of Phuket on the east coast sprawls Rawai beach, a more local scene than the touristy swimming beaches of Kata and Karon.
At low tide long-tail boats, fishing boats and speedboats used for island sightseeing trips, lie stranded on expanses of sand, tethered to the shore by long ropes attached to stakes while locals forage for shellfish in pools among exposed rocks.
Along the southern shore, fishermen mend nets and repair or build boats. At the northern end beyond the pier in a sea gypsy fishing village, stalls sell pearls, shells and a medley of freshly caught seafood. Here you can buy mackerel, snapper, lobster, crab, prawns, mussels, squid… then take to one of the nearby restaurants to prepare your dish of choice.
Restaurants, many just rustic eateries seating customers Thai style on woven mats, spread along most of Rawai beach offering an array of mouth-watering seafood dishes. Popular with locals and visitors to Phuket they fill up quickly with families on public holidays and weekends.
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Lovely Lucy! I adore all the fishing boats in all their colors. You are really making me want to come visit!!!
June 10, 2013 at 1:13 am
Thanks Nicole! I love the fishing boats too. Haha just let me get a job and somewhere to live first then come visit!!!
June 10, 2013 at 7:52 pm
Ok! Let me know…:)
June 13, 2013 at 9:39 am
🙂
June 13, 2013 at 11:47 am
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