Day 2 In Krabi
Day 2 In Krabi
I was so excited about my second day’s trip because I was going to visit some splendid destinations that I’d heard from local people were almost unexplored by tourists. I moved forward on the white fluff of sea waves heading to Tha Lane Bay, my first destination of the day.
Along the gorgeous waterway to the destination, I traveled past the Mount of Naga and saw many island and stones in various sizes and shapes in the area of Noppharat Thara National Park. After a ride of just 10 minutes from the pier, I arrived at Tha Lane village, an old seashore community where traces from the past still remain.
“Dating back 50-60 years ago, this community was settled by Chinese immigrants who earned their livelihood from selling firewood. The mangrove trees from Tha Lane Village were reputed to produce good quality charcoal. The Chinese firewood merchants later became rich and moved into town. At the present time. Most of the people living here are Thais.” Guide tour my trip who accompanied me on this trip.
After an enjoy an enjoyable time of sightseeing around the village, I was transferred to a kayak to go deep into the abundant mangrove forest.
“Monkey! There is a monkey over there,” I was so excited to see a crab-eating macaque. This of Primate usually lives in the plenteous mangrove forest. It seems that the ones here are familiar with tourists because they come out to ask for food from travelers.
After I passed the docile monkey, as far as my eye’s lens could zoom. I could make out an ancient painting on a high cliff. Nobody could interpret the meaning of the depiction, but I thought my self in a childish way that it might be a clue left by pirates to tell the location of their treasure trove.
The next interesting things that attracted me were exquisite stalactites sculpted by nature beside the seaway. I kayaked until I reached the point where the mangrove forest connects to the sea. I considered this the highlight of my kayaking trip. 
Passing through a small channel in the middle of a big mountain that lies in the waterway, I finally found the most fantastic turquoise sea in front of me at the other end. I felt it was like the passageway to paradise.
The last destination of the day was the unexplored seashore if Krabu, “Lam Jamook Kwai”, literally translated as “Buffalo’s Snout Cape”. As soon as I arrived at the cape. I could see the outstanding stone with a hole in it that looks like a buffalo’s buffalo’s nostril. My Guide told me that in the past, when there were few roads in Karbi, local people regularly traveled by boat. Lam Jamook Kwai was a popular place to stop by for picnics. As time went by, Transportation and other beach resort developed in Krabi and Lam Jamook Kwai was gradually forgotten. Only a few tourists who are fond of privacy still stop over at this cape.
Apart from the unique character of Lam Jamook Kwai, I also noticed that throughout the shore, there were a lot of stones in various colors such as pink, red, and even purple. It was an enjoyable place to spend an afternoon.
