Our New Place in Thailand

We did it. We bought an apartment-condo here in Phuket, Thailand at the Dewa Phuket Resort. (It's pronounced "day-wah poo-ket"). We have signed on the dotted line and the money has exchanged hands, so it is official.

We fell in love with a little apartment (furnished) near to the places we want to be near: the sea, the beach, the park, the local market, our massage places, and fabulous Thai restaurants. We are a ten minute motorcycle ride to the town of Thalang if we ever need town stuff.

Already, we have seen some improvements to the already-lovely neighbourhood. The walking paths in the local market area have been paved, and a pharmacy has been built at the end of the road.

We don’t think the adjustment to the apartment will be difficult. In some ways, we are downsizing, but not in all ways.  

Downsizing

3 bedrooms to 1

4 sinks to 2

2 toilets to 1

2 showers to 1

1 oven to 0

10 fans to 1

Upsizing

0 TVs to 2

2 stove burners to 4

Air conditioning

0 gyms to 2

Access to table tennis

Access to pool table

Constant ice cubes!

Same-Same

1 outdoor shower

Outdoor lounging

Access to the sea

Access to the beach

Access to the park

Access to massages

Access to Thai restaurants

Access to the market

Access to sky-gazing

Same but different

Dinghy to motorcycle (eventually)

We have not yet sold CanKata, so we will continue to live on her until the right new owners come along. The Dewa will manage our unit for us, and have promised us some rental income.

So life continues as usual. Someday, someone will realize that CanKata is just the yacht they need, and we will find ourselves as landlubbers. It’s not a scary thought, and we find ourselves actually enjoying the preparations for the next stage of our adventure.



One of the views from our place.





The grounds.



This is a ground-floor unit, identical to ours. All the other photos are of our unit.



Checking for dust bunnies?



We generally eat out, but still cook breakfast and snacks. This galley will do nicely.



The patio off the living room is a decent size. From here, we access our roof top terrace.



Darrel on the roof top terrace - figuring out where to put the bbq?



If we get too hot when we're lounging, we have a shower on the roof top.



It's a fabulous neighbourhood - a good place to base ourselves for our next set of adventures.