Miguel's Bachelor Party - Day 9 - Phuket

The morning greeted us with a flush of memories of the night before enforcing us to take it easy this day. It was going to be more beach time, but with great care. Miguel and Bobby played chicken with the sun the day before and guess who won. Vampire-like instincts kicked in for Bobby as he dodged and weaved his way from shade to shade, as if the protection of trees and awnings knew his sorrow and made effort to extend their cover to him.

The day was meant to be tranquil, because the night is where we needed our energy the most. We had the city skirted out and knew which clubs and bars interested us the most. As we finished up the day, we started to head back to the hotel while it was finally dark out and Miguel noticed small candle-powered hot air balloons rising into the sky never to return. We ventured over to the beach as Miguel explained to us the significance of sending off one of these balloons is for wishes.

These paper mache balloons can carry away any wish you care to think of. Personally, I just wanted to see the dang thing fly.  Give me the heart balloon, I don't care, just entertain me for the $5 I paid.

We lit the hot-air balloons and watched them as they carried away over the ocean, past the last bit of land extending into the sea, and finally into the clouds, as if they were finally free from the boundaries of a cluttered world. The spontaneous moment, as pure as it was, was completed. Now it was time to explore Phuket in the night time and see if that wish was going to come to fruition that night.  I was thinking about the Turkish kebab stand.  I don't know what you are thinking!

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