After a 6am flight we landed in Phuket early and rode down to our hotel in Kata Beach. It was to early to check in so we killed a few hours walking the beach and enjoying the weather. 

We spent the next few days enjoying Kata, watching the new Starwars movie, and trying out different food places. 

After extending our trip up north to Pai we were rushed on days in Phuket before Austin and Aileen fly in. To stick to our original itinerary I needed to start my Scuba certification asap. After talking to 4 different shops we found "Dive Phuket". They would be able to get me certified in 3 days, give Debra a refresher course and allow us to dive together on my 3rd day of training.