An
unexpected discovery was a network of paths criss crossing the
peninsula. 'Walking Street' lead from west Rai Lay beach where we
were to East Ray Lay beach which faces Krabi Bay. On the way we
passed a rock climbing school. On the way back we stopped for a bite
of lunch to fuel for our next kayaking trip
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| longtails at Rai Lay |
To
the south of Ray Lay beach is another isolated beach, once again only
reached by boat. There are a lot of longtails plying back and
forth in this area. In our green energy kayak we paddled over to the
beautiful beach – what we could see of it under the people. At one
end is an exclusive resort except the beach in front of the boundary
wall is packed with day trippers and at the end of this bit of beach
are caves with Buddhist altars and offerings left by local fishermen.
We landed kayak on the beach to look at the caves and then walked
along a path under the cliff across to east Ray Lay. Here we found
a small group of Crab Eating Macaque monkeys being fed bananas and
crisps by enthralled walkers. The monkeys were friendly and well
behaved, no fighting or biting the holiday makers. A little further
along the path were a couple of Spectacled Lancurs,far more shy of
people which is fortunate as their diet is fresh leaves and shoots.
We learned this from the information boards along the way.
Back
to the kayak and we continued exploring the inlets and cliffs, cut
across to two islands and paddled around those before back to the
boat. Having the kayak has been a real bonus in the last week. Its
enabled us to explore tunnels and lagoons where it was too shallow or
too small to reach with a dinghy, getting closer to wildlife like the
monkeys at Koh Phanak and good exercise for us.
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| unknown tourist at cave altar |
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| crab eating macaque |
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