Krabi

We are now getting towards the end of our stay in Krabi. It has been really nice to spend some time in a place that is just busy enough and has got a nice feel to it. The pictures below is of the street lights on the main street…..how cool is that. Krabi has been inhabited since prehistoric times and was given city status in 1872. It was one of the twelve royal cities known as Ban Thai Samor.

    

Yesterday we did another full day tour with a local tourist company. The tour was kayaking down a mangrove filled murky water, looking at caves, but most especially one of the caves has ancient cave paintings.  Then finishing the tour with a swim in a mineral spring.

After the shock of having to wake up early the van to pick us up was late, Murphies law is alive and well in Thailand.

So into the kayaks it was and an hour or so paddling to cave number 1 called ‘Tham Lot’ in the ‘Thanboke Koranee’ national park. The park is about 20 years old, created mainly to save the mangrove forests and restrict oyster farming, and to protect the caves and the cave paintings.

         

Paddling through caves is a hoot! The picture below is the figure of a mermaid rock…….it took me a while to get it.

Next we went to cave number two called ‘Tham Pee Hua Toe’ The cave paintings are believed to be 3000 years old, painted by sea gypsies as our guide told us. The most famous painting is the ‘Big Headed Ghost’ as shown below in the first photo, the second is of two hands (six fingers on one of the hands) and on the last photo?  Looks like a space ship to me  but then again I do like science fiction

         

Then a loooong paddle to cave number three which once you went through it led to a lagoon inside a mountain. Very very nice indeed

            

Lunch was another success in the edible department so next onto the mineral springs Phu Tara. Very clean water and a bit chilly as it was only 26 Celcuis. I think we are getting a bit soft.

Then back home and another day done and dusted. Tomorrow we start thinking of when to move on to our next stop which is Ko Sumui. Nicki has been there before so it should be easy street for us.

Famous last words.