20/5/11
Dragon fruit juice
18/5/11
Koh Chang
I met this woman on the island and then ran into her again in the ferry back to the mainland. She had offered me some coconuts to drink (for free) and remembered I was spanish. She kept saying "Hola amiga"
16/5/11
The waterfall is closed
Live, from Koh Chang:
I love being an early bird; my real party happens during the first hours of daylight. Today I walked for one hour and then ran for another ½ hour from Lonely beach to Klon Prao. I saw some colourful birds, durian hanging from their tree and also recognized a wild green that I used to eat in the jungle of Gabon. It is like a spinach and very tasty. I got to the entrance of the forest trail leading to Khon Plu waterfall at 7.30am with the intention of having a rewarding freshwater feast before the crowd wakes up. There was a small office where a sign announced opening hours from 8am to 6pm and a 200 baht fee for entrance but nobody was in there. Alas, as I entered the trail, an officer was sitting by and said to me NO NO NO … I pretended not to understand and continued walking but it did not work… I said, “so… the waterfall is closed? “ And he replied YES…. Ahhh I don´t really like this waterfall infrastructure here in Thailand… Being organized is a blessing, but too much organization s@cks.
Anyway it was good to be back early to my lonely beach. I bought 2 pineapples and greens for breakfast and had an aircon lift back. Spent all morning at the beach; loads of sea water and sun through my skin feels so damned good.9/5/11
Morning Fun
Durian Dinner
Fuity people meeting at the park last evening. On the menu: durian, mangosteen, rambutan, greens and cane juice. We were all looking forward to the durian speedy eating competition but it is apparently held at another place. Will be checking tomorrow again.
Atardecer y cena en el parque de Chanthaburi.
8/5/11
El rambután
Decoración vegetal
Festival de Frutas!
4/5/11
Chanthaburi sunrise
3/5/11
La catarata municipal
A la entrada del parque, se venden estas vainas que la gente compra para alimentar a los peces ¿Parque Nacional? vaya vaya...
Mangosteen fiesta
Primer día completo en Chanthaburi. Hoy alquilamos bicis de montaña y fuimos a un parque nacional cercano. Un buen paseo de unos 25 km. Nuestro carburante han sido frutas. La de hoy, la llamada "Reina de las Frutas" por la que mucha gente pierde la cabeza: el mangostán. Chanthaburi es un lugar de renombre para frutas tropicales y por todas partes hay árboles frutales.