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Day 35 – July 30 – Chumphon, Thailand

Lots of rain in the morning kept us inside for part of the day, but gave Kate a chance to catch up on some of her work. In the afternoon…

Lots of rain in the morning kept us inside for part of the day, but gave Kate a chance to catch up on some of her work. In the afternoon we took a short drive to Mu Ko Chumphon National Park with a large mangrove swamp in it. We were able to walk around the swamp and see the different types of trees and animals in the swamp. We had hoped to take a boat tour of another mangrove swamp while we were here but the weather makes the trip too hazardous so our tour operator had to cancel. So, we settled for this walk that we still enjoyed.
After the National Park we drove to a couple of lookouts to see the surrounding area. Great views of the land and sea in the Chumphon area. On our way back we picked up dinner at a local restaurant and brought it back to our AirBnB. After dinner Tari and I went out on the sea kayak for a short paddle in the bay. We got back a little after sunset. Was nice to be on the water.

Panorama from our first viewpoint of the islands. The area is called the land of 100 islands.
Laundromat here in Thailand. I have questions about when it is raining hard if this is safe.
View of an island just off the coast.
Boats have to wait until tide comes in to go out fishing.
Low tide outside our AirBnB.
Looking our into the Bay of Chumphon.
Amazing aerial of mangrove trees that help them survive the flooding and dry parts of the day.
Walking across the suspension bridge. I have hands on both railings on purpose…only way I felt safe.
Suspension bridge we waked across from one side of the mangrove swamp to the other.
We walked through the park on lots of wooden walkways like this.
View of edge of mangrove swamp and estuary of the river going through the swamp.
A mudskipper – a type of fish that have modified gill chambers that allow them to breathe air. Can walk on mud and land and can swim in water.
Stop sign in Thailand. Don’t see very many of them so had to take a picture. Kate said that don’t have them in Thailand but we have pointed out a few.
View from 2nd viewpoint we went to.
Fishing village. You can see the boats next to the homes. Many of the homes float on the water.
Lots and lots of islands in the Gulf of Thailand.

Chumphon

Tari and I on the sea kayak in the evening.
Relaxing on the rubber duck float in our little pool after the kayaking.
Monkey statues. Writing in middle translates to Chumphon.
Buddha statue at top of scenic area.

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