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Published: June 11th 2006
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Buddha Statue at Tiger Cave Temple
This is one of the numerous buddha statues found at Tiger Cave. On the first day at Krabi (4th June), my husband and I were brought to Tiger Cave temple in a city tour. I was fascinated with Tiger Cave temple and its surrounding. Tee, our tourguide, told us that this temple was founded by an Abbot many years ago. It was named as such because of a tiger he saw when he arrived at the cave. The cave has now become part of the temple. We soon realised that the surrounding of the place was very quiet and there were a few smaller caves filled with stalactites and stalagmites at the back of the temple. This place was really ideal for anyone to do his/her meditation.
We went snorkelling today (5th June). It was my first attempt at this sea-sport but I was nearly drowned. When my husband and I took a glance at the coral reef, we were able to see the bottom of the seabed. We took for granted that the water is going to be shallow. At that point of time, whatever we had learnt in school was thrown out of the windows because we were so overwhelmed by the sheer beauty of the coral reef. It
Scenic View around the Temple
This photo shows one of the scenic views around the temple. never crossed our minds that refraction of light rays could cause the depth to appear shallower that it really was.
I was never a strong swimmer and the moment I realised that I could not touch the bottom of the seabed, I began to panic. I swam towards my husband who was only a distance away, and thought I could use him as a support. When I rested my hands on his shoulders, he was forced downwards. That was when we began a shoving and resurfacing 'war'. The two of us struggled for quite some time before we managed to break free from each other and I quickly swam to the speedboat. I was still feeling quite shaken when I climbed up the speedboat. When I was on the deck, I asked the tourguide for a life jacket. Astoundingly, I was greeted by an angry voice, "Where's your snorkelling goggles!". Suddenly, I realised that I had lost the goggles during the struggle. We did not manage to find the goggles and had to pay the tourguide 1000 bahts at the end of the trip. However, I still enjoyed the rest of the trip because we went to another two
Maya_Bay_Beach
We like this photo which was taken at the dazzlingly beautiful Maya Beach. more places for snorkelling and the coral reefs were more beautiful than the first one.
Just before lunch, we stopped at Maya Bay Beach. Incidentally, it was also the beach that was featured in the movie "The Beach". The place was amazingly beautiful. I liked the exceptionally clean, white sand and the surrounding scenic backdrop.
At the Monkey Bay, our tourguide attracted the monkeys' attention with some slices of watermelon. we were astonished with the smart behaviour of one particular monkey. It carried one dirtied slice of watermelon to the seawater and washed away the sand before consuming it.
I had never done kayaking before and I never dreamt that I would do it in a foreign country. We did kayaking on the fourth day (7th June). We kayaked through the mangrove forest and I was glad that my husband was with me. He was the one who did all the manoeuvring at the back and I only helped in the forward movement of the kayak. We did about three hours of pedalling with breaks in between. We were led by the friendly and humorous tourguide, Lok, who was in another kayak with another tourist, Maria,
Kayak
When we were at the inner lagoon. from Holland.
After sometimes, we were guided to an inner cave lagoon. On the way in, we had some difficulty trying to move through the narrow entrance. When we arrived at the inner lagoon, we felt a sudden veil of peace and calmness over us. Unsurprisingly, we were told later that this spot was also used by monks for meditation.
Eventually, we were asked to dock our kayaks at the foot of a mountain. We climed up the stairs and arrived at the "Big-headed Ghost Cave" or Skull Cave. This was a cave with numerous limestones embedded with shells of cockles and oysters. Lok told us that this cave was pushed up from coastal region by the tectonic plates movement. It was also different from other caves because of the presence of prehistoric paintings. Unlike what we have imagined, the paintings were found at different inconspicuous places. Fortunately, our seasoned tourguide was with us. He expertly took out his torch and shone specifically at the different spots where the paintings laid.
After lunch, we went to "Tharn Bok Khoranee National Park" and were brought to a crystal clear pool surrounded by mangrove trees. Lok advised us to
The Genius
The intelligent monkey who pays attention to food hygiene. wear our sandals into the water because of the presence of sharp boulders hidden at different parts of the pool. What really took us by surprise was the exceptionally cold water. We were shivering when we entered into the water. Besides the slippery and sharp boulders in the water, we were were also very mindful of the current. We soon realised that it could be quite strong and turbulent at certain spots. On the whole, it was still a nice change from the seawater. We felt very refresh after coming out of the water. The tranquil and picturesque setting in the park ended our tour for the day.
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This seem to be a nice place for holi. I like the Maya beach with its clear water and white sand. Interesting journal with nice pics.