On Friday, October 19, 2018 we once again walked to Bang Thao Beach in Phuket, and it was mostly sunny. We thought that the beach itself was beautiful, and the way there is too. We crossed a river and walked beside a lagoon, wondering about the alligators and other creatures living beneath the surface. (Today we saw a monitor lizard swimming in the pond next to our place and I assured Angelina that it could not get into our complex). It is believed that the hia (a noun that doubles as a curse word in Thai) is seen as a sign of good luck and prosperity. If a hia goes into someone's room, they will become rich, according to the caretaker at Lumphini Park.
The beach itself had more trash than I have ever seen on a beach (even in comparison to some in Mexico that were also muy sucio), and was quite disheartening. I wanted to get some gloves and a trash bag and begin the clean up immediately. This is a garbage disposal issue, a recycle issue and an international pollution problem. I grew up on the beach and would never allow myself or others to deface our planet in that manner. The issue here deserves immediate attention, and I can only gather that some of it washes in on the tides from other locales.
The Thai flag is red, white and blue and was officially adopted on September 28, 1917. Red is said to symbolize the blood of life, white the purity of the Buddhist faith, and blue the monarchy. The blue and white stripes were added to the flag during World War 1.
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