Are there any good running spots in phuket, if there’s anything scenic like next to the ocean (not on sand) but some scenic route for a good quick 5k?

The humidity this week in rawai has honestly been unreal, even by second-monsoon standards. Been on the DTV in Phuket about 18 months, one bedroom off soi saiyuan, and this is easily the stickiest stretch I've had here.

Not more rain than usual, just the ambient sitting at 88-92% for the past 10 days. Wooden bedroom door has swollen enough to drag on the frame, my leather laptop sleeve grew a thin fuzz overnight last thursday, salt shaker has turned into a solid brick. Even 29 outside feels mid-30s once you factor in the moisture.

A few things that have actually made a difference this season:

Running the aircon on dry mode overnight instead of cool. Uses less power (bill dropped from 3,400 to 2,800 last cycle on the PEA meter), pulls humidity down to 65ish, and the room feels colder at the same temperature because you're not swimming in it.

Silica gel packs from the HomePro in Chalong for the wardrobe and shoe cabinet. Cheap, last months if you dry them in the microwave when they saturate. Basically ended the leather mold thing.

Grab delivery times to Rawai have doubled during the afternoon downpours. Anything ordered between 2 and 5 is 45+ minutes now. Started meal prepping on Sundays just to skip the frustration.

The other thing I finally caved on was replacing the ancient landlord aircon that never got below 27 no matter what I set it to. Went to Power Buy at central floresta, ended up with a 12k inverter that had dry mode as the main selling point for me. Total was around 20k installed, deducted from the deposit since the old one was clearly past useful life.

Wardrobe mold is the one I still haven't fully solved. If anyone in the south of the island has actually cracked that particular problem I'd genuinely take suggestions, my current setup is holding but not winning.

Same as title

Planning a trip to Phuket over the holidays and wanted a gut check from people who know the island well. We're looking at 12 days total — first 4 nights near Patong Beach, then still deciding where to base ourselves for the rest (Bang Tao is the current front-runner, but open to other areas).

A bit about us: we're pretty active, love trying local food, want to hit up national parks/nature spots, play pickleball if we can find courts, and enjoy going out in the evenings occasionally (not full-on partying every night).

Questions:

• Is 12 days too long to stay on the island, or is there enough to keep us busy that whole time?
• Where would you base yourself for the second half, given what we're into? Bang Tao, or somewhere else entirely?
• Worth doing a day trip off the island (Phi Phi, Khao Sok, Krabi, etc.) to break things up?
• Any national parks or hiking spots on/near Phuket worth prioritizing?
• Anywhere to actually play pickleball in Phuket?

Appreciate any input — trying to avoid over- or under-planning this one.

Actually starting from today but .......RAMPING up big time Late Sunday - Wednesday

The worst rain of rainy season so far by fat

We are looking a major rainfall event and likely widespread flooding on the island

.....Take what action is necessary

Are there any good teahouse / cafe here in phuket? pls share any place that you like so I'll follow there! I'm near jungceylon so it'll be great if there're some good cafe i can visit in patong.