{"id":2386,"date":"2012-08-11T13:13:49","date_gmt":"2012-08-11T21:13:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.andrewlorenzlong.com\/?p=2386"},"modified":"2012-08-19T14:02:10","modified_gmt":"2012-08-19T22:02:10","slug":"ratchaburi-day-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.andrewlorenzlong.com\/?p=2386","title":{"rendered":"Ratchaburi Day 1"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/lh4.googleusercontent.com\/-q1CxZPN35fI\/UC2-vpaieSI\/AAAAAAAAJZ4\/OPdJB33Jw8M\/s600\/DSC00416.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/lh6.googleusercontent.com\/-sYdQwn6Uukc\/UC2-vmxANLI\/AAAAAAAAJZ8\/DCjXWawBtPY\/s600\/DSC00419.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/lh6.googleusercontent.com\/-Lo5G4P4MdWk\/UC2-v2kXriI\/AAAAAAAAJaE\/YujBDGjlRZw\/s901\/DSC00426.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"901\" \/><\/p>\n<p>On Friday we visited the popular<a href=\"http:\/\/www.rockvalleyhotspring.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"> River khwae rock valley hot spring and fish spa<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><object width=\"480\" height=\"360\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/7MRiaC2WZ7k?version=3&amp;hl=en_US&amp;rel=0\" \/><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" \/><embed type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/7MRiaC2WZ7k?version=3&amp;hl=en_US&amp;rel=0\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"><\/embed><\/object><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/lh6.googleusercontent.com\/--SeLsSX8rWg\/UC2-wQkVaFI\/AAAAAAAAJaM\/oh-dT1GrDkc\/s600\/DSC00429.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/lh5.googleusercontent.com\/-nOnSdsynCpA\/UC2-xOMFwXI\/AAAAAAAAJac\/osEZMB9fNvg\/s600\/DSC00430.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/lh6.googleusercontent.com\/-YESpswLJUDA\/UC2-xGAKEJI\/AAAAAAAAJaU\/AND-EFT-BKw\/s600\/DSC00432.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-rODXSRZDaUc\/UC2-x7Is91I\/AAAAAAAAJak\/Lpq1PSJ1jow\/s600\/DSC00439.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We took a long-tail boat down the river and got off just before the rapids.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/lh4.googleusercontent.com\/-eANXM4btCaE\/UC2-x7s9I-I\/AAAAAAAAJao\/kVZyv_m9OrE\/s600\/DSC00442.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We came to a series of natural hot springs &#8211; but first we were given mud masks to wear and sent to the \u201cDr. Fish Pool.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-ZlQV24il_rE\/UC2-zm-x4PI\/AAAAAAAAJbI\/9T8Pw6ulL1Y\/s901\/DSC00443.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"901\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/lh6.googleusercontent.com\/-ACrYJx_DO2U\/UC2-zdZZgBI\/AAAAAAAAJbA\/3aVgH-d4AVI\/s600\/DSC00445.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/lh5.googleusercontent.com\/-_B6j7gxqRT0\/UC2-zrTz21I\/AAAAAAAAJbM\/_6mzIdjeuuU\/s600\/DSC00449.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/lh4.googleusercontent.com\/-9BTlPJEoRlw\/UC2-z86xpSI\/AAAAAAAAJbU\/ikRCDp_r3JY\/s600\/DSC00451.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/lh6.googleusercontent.com\/-up7iYzna44U\/UC2-0Q0tVoI\/AAAAAAAAJbY\/WC0PSeQ1JNU\/s600\/DSC00454.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/lh5.googleusercontent.com\/-5TqqHXqwdxs\/UC2-0iXHHOI\/AAAAAAAAJbg\/o_yH_YvgCCE\/s600\/DSC00455.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\\<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/lh6.googleusercontent.com\/-wWbMA6LI7aE\/UC2-0szYSgI\/AAAAAAAAJbc\/n03Cx0VFprE\/s600\/DSC00456.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/lh5.googleusercontent.com\/--8r3sh68PNU\/UC2-09tKn1I\/AAAAAAAAJbk\/aXl_iX6ZB9o\/s600\/DSC00458.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/lh6.googleusercontent.com\/-YiBA7HHYKuc\/UC2-1dfNyeI\/AAAAAAAAJbo\/tH61gjs0Gy8\/s600\/DSC00472.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-V60sFcdw99o\/UC2-121gjVI\/AAAAAAAAJbw\/NapprITZpco\/s600\/DSC00478.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\" \/><br \/>\nThis fish pool had the little skin eating fish that Sam and I had experienced in Phukiet, but here there weren\u2019t as many, and we had to share the pool with many Russian tourists.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/lh4.googleusercontent.com\/-dQhIsfIqOeU\/UC2-2DE0jMI\/AAAAAAAAJb8\/DHOR59V-gSo\/s600\/DSC00482.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The western area of Thailand is filled with vacationing Russians, so much so that it is common to see market signs in Thai and Russian before seeing English.<br \/>\nAfter the fish pond we went through a hot spring and a mineral pool before starting in on the \u201cthemed\u201d hot springs.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/lh5.googleusercontent.com\/-2BzN3lKrlcg\/UC2-2BotrvI\/AAAAAAAAJb0\/z0S-lcn0Shw\/s600\/DSC00488.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\" \/><\/p>\n<p>These six springs each featured separate aromas in the water (like peppermint and coffee).<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/lh5.googleusercontent.com\/-tvtMGgrgvo0\/UC2-28Za-LI\/AAAAAAAAJcE\/fpOui7ImOsk\/s600\/DSC00491.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\" \/><\/p>\n<p>After each one we\u2019d take a dip in a cool rock pool.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/lh4.googleusercontent.com\/-XD0ww7UKVMA\/UC2-3K_gnHI\/AAAAAAAAJdE\/begrR0bBXuc\/s600\/DSC00492.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/lh5.googleusercontent.com\/-bYNl1_8ZDR8\/UC2-4FrlmMI\/AAAAAAAAJcg\/s3F40x1vuqw\/s600\/DSC00501.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/lh5.googleusercontent.com\/-O6hlNPEMBck\/UC2-4z4-bBI\/AAAAAAAAJc8\/LXo5tUWITHM\/s600\/DSC00502.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/lh5.googleusercontent.com\/-3yMBA7NCMXQ\/UC2-3fkUoII\/AAAAAAAAJcQ\/Apv7ySLRdss\/s600\/DSC00493.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\" \/><\/p>\n<p>After the first two dips our guide \u201cMickey\u201d (who took all of these pictures) started bringing us an endless supply of poolside sugar cane drinks.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-SAGhsoykSoY\/UC2-3sl9CWI\/AAAAAAAAJcU\/RwKeVsxg6P8\/s600\/DSC00497.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\" \/><br \/>\nIt turned out there was another fish pool by the \u201ctea\u201d pools, and we took a dip in that one as well. \u00a0It turned out to be better as there were more fish. \u00a0These fish were all black, where the first pool was full of white fish.<br \/>\nOur last stop in the spa was to get a cucumber cooling mask treatment.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-neyaymgRoqo\/UC2-5-4A4PI\/AAAAAAAAJdI\/iTDVHDRTFHs\/s901\/DSC00503.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"901\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/lh4.googleusercontent.com\/-uNNmZqbjNQM\/UC2-6gP2_RI\/AAAAAAAAJdQ\/7IgjkQzD2J0\/s901\/DSC00505.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"901\" \/><\/p>\n<p>It feels better than it looks.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-eUZBW5oECdY\/UC2-7LP_jKI\/AAAAAAAAJdc\/GBfrV7YDbgI\/s901\/DSC00508.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"901\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/lh6.googleusercontent.com\/-Ba4oMMDEzvo\/UC2-7sHcbaI\/AAAAAAAAJdk\/zs9W7OwX700\/s901\/DSC00513.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"901\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/lh4.googleusercontent.com\/-u5rybQVfzk8\/UC2-8F7sehI\/AAAAAAAAJds\/L-59ny8hdaA\/s901\/DSC00514.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"901\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-zYKqrmL4s4s\/UC2-8CHDNLI\/AAAAAAAAJdw\/sPXMYBDNBKI\/s901\/DSC00522.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"901\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/lh5.googleusercontent.com\/-H4PDYlKXmQg\/UC2-8kwnzAI\/AAAAAAAAJd4\/yRZQdgaiBlo\/s901\/DSC00523.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"901\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The entrance\/exit road was lined with these wide growing (banyan?) trees forming a tunnel.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-2Ci6OQZWznk\/UC2-88RsM1I\/AAAAAAAAJeA\/TKAcsHjoEZA\/s600\/DSC00525.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\" \/><br \/>\nWe stopped for lunch at the same roadside restaurant we\u2019d had a late dinner the night before. \u00a0Afterwards we went to the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tigertemplethailand.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Tiger Temple<\/a>. \u00a0It was too crowded and we weren&#8217;t wearing proper attire, so we didn&#8217;t do more than stop and snap some pictures of animals (I think this was just me) at the entrance.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/lh5.googleusercontent.com\/-g5RKZcgcyzs\/UC2-9u2_89I\/AAAAAAAAJeM\/61hw5Pt9ccs\/s901\/DSC00528.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"901\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/lh5.googleusercontent.com\/-ADwwIrV1Ajo\/UC2-982i1LI\/AAAAAAAAJeQ\/9i8Cxublrf4\/s901\/DSC00531.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"901\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/lh6.googleusercontent.com\/-Uqq5e_xf5nw\/UC2--BD2FNI\/AAAAAAAAJeY\/7cqz4aWwqSE\/s600\/DSC00535.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\" \/><br \/>\nOur last stop for the day was <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mueang_Sing_historical_park\" target=\"_blank\">Mueang Sing historical park<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/lh4.googleusercontent.com\/--M4fKu-JeoI\/UC2--8XhaxI\/AAAAAAAAJeg\/CCYU8pegGuY\/s600\/DSC00536.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/lh5.googleusercontent.com\/-bUzk_eU1WH4\/UC2_BUd8VaI\/AAAAAAAAJfQ\/vGsh7-KjxxY\/s901\/DSC00547.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"901\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This was a cool abandoned temple ruin dating back 800 years.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/lh5.googleusercontent.com\/-WuJPV651dVw\/UC2-_6qO2lI\/AAAAAAAAJew\/XOD3asj0OAU\/s901\/DSC00539.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"901\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-4dM76zUeen8\/UC2_Bd5KccI\/AAAAAAAAJfI\/bDXXkazoji8\/s600\/DSC00549.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\" \/><\/p>\n<p>It is always amazing that these places aren\u2019t guarded and secured like a (just) 200 year old \u201chistorical\u201d site would be in America.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/lh4.googleusercontent.com\/-BnB0jWTZ6dA\/UC2-_cSHFpI\/AAAAAAAAJeo\/DDvcYkjMphk\/s600\/DSC00541.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/lh6.googleusercontent.com\/-Tz9owmJQyfo\/UC2_BQFtqEI\/AAAAAAAAJfM\/bVh_0KIke8c\/s600\/DSC00553.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\" \/><br \/>\nWe were all free to walk all over the ruins, touching everything as we went.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-Sc28xX9E6_8\/UC2_AdluUjI\/AAAAAAAAJe8\/W5n67f0okpc\/s901\/DSC00543.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"901\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/lh5.googleusercontent.com\/-24XQA5wSRDU\/UC2_CwED2bI\/AAAAAAAAJfg\/gKMuyhhP8Fo\/s902\/DSC00554.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"902\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-F7pGbW7929w\/UC2_Df22wGI\/AAAAAAAAJfo\/2YIyVdjFqek\/s901\/DSC00556.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"901\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/lh6.googleusercontent.com\/-hNgTSGYF5x8\/UC2_D227MNI\/AAAAAAAAJf0\/liOFfjLD_jo\/s901\/DSC00557.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"901\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/lh4.googleusercontent.com\/-6a7iqZXQLTA\/UC2_Drsm8mI\/AAAAAAAAJfw\/1txqpp0Ex5U\/s901\/DSC00558.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"901\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/lh6.googleusercontent.com\/-a8TNOTqau9s\/UC2_Evjgk9I\/AAAAAAAAJf8\/eh7fXJkh-WI\/s600\/DSC00559.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/lh6.googleusercontent.com\/-b89d3hoGK-U\/UC2_E79PKEI\/AAAAAAAAJgI\/fCrw3pBwkDg\/s901\/DSC00561.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"901\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-i51RAtfj2QE\/UC2_FSWq9eI\/AAAAAAAAJgM\/5pMfAurXG_M\/s901\/DSC00562.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"901\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/lh4.googleusercontent.com\/-ar3SBEb_z7Y\/UC2_F_Y5N_I\/AAAAAAAAJgU\/0tpGBwM-VNM\/s901\/DSC00565.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"901\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/lh5.googleusercontent.com\/-_8vj7hpSB-0\/UC2_HG3ZWpI\/AAAAAAAAJgg\/CK1hpXRZ5KI\/s901\/DSC00566.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"901\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/lh6.googleusercontent.com\/-HrWPM-UEB4Q\/UC2_Hu1UrLI\/AAAAAAAAJgs\/T58ELSicyR4\/s901\/DSC00568.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"901\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/lh5.googleusercontent.com\/-jzggFErP2dY\/UC2_HsvrywI\/AAAAAAAAJgo\/SJnEw3dG_uQ\/s901\/DSC00570.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"901\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/lh4.googleusercontent.com\/-8JfwFPmrYiA\/UC2_IRW38XI\/AAAAAAAAJg4\/kXEkArgJr2I\/s901\/DSC00571.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"901\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/lh4.googleusercontent.com\/-UU1Q_XyWNCY\/UC2_IzsNYnI\/AAAAAAAAJg8\/8dj7_k07dTo\/s901\/DSC00574.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"901\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/lh6.googleusercontent.com\/-_2CSmsl1rbI\/UC2_LnXAS5I\/AAAAAAAAJhg\/Co53ERIjnLw\/s901\/DSC00576.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"901\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/lh6.googleusercontent.com\/-V0ujypRdIug\/UC2_Jl1QejI\/AAAAAAAAJhI\/Inw67-yKQRI\/s901\/DSC00578.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"901\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/lh5.googleusercontent.com\/-hws5I6J5-zU\/UC2_Kr3zvoI\/AAAAAAAAJhQ\/-ddALfDw9Q4\/s901\/DSC00581.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"901\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/lh5.googleusercontent.com\/-vK8ZyXY4iPM\/UC2_LCiZ2FI\/AAAAAAAAJhY\/h1VQTf379KI\/s600\/DSC00583.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/lh6.googleusercontent.com\/-trEm3dfLfHk\/UC2_MtiQhJI\/AAAAAAAAJho\/9AqrQaTHxCw\/s901\/DSC00584.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"901\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-tajLJ1Rl4fY\/UC2_OCwbYRI\/AAAAAAAAJiA\/xxlKergd4Is\/s901\/DSC00590.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"901\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/lh4.googleusercontent.com\/-qid0nyy0xBc\/UC2_NwcF3NI\/AAAAAAAAJh0\/LlrQq3_bsDg\/s600\/DSC00591.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Nearby was a burial ground of some primitive Thai people that lived tens of thousands of years ago.<\/p>\n<p>Back on the road we passed a school bus. \u00a0And you thought YOUR ride home was bumpy&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/lh5.googleusercontent.com\/-39rV3VRvkXo\/UC2_N54W5GI\/AAAAAAAAJhw\/ch9T5bRW4dQ\/s600\/DSC00602.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\" \/><br \/>\nWhen we reached the Ratchaburi Province we stopped at <a href=\"Ban Hom Thian Candle Making Factory\" target=\"_blank\">Ban Hom Thian Candle Making Factory<\/a>, but found they were closing up for the day.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/lh5.googleusercontent.com\/-YD5MKFN1dkA\/UC2_Olvb5bI\/AAAAAAAAJiM\/F0BzK8Pig00\/s901\/DSC00605.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"901\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/lh4.googleusercontent.com\/--oPhhoPMbkc\/UC2_PEk4gxI\/AAAAAAAAJiE\/e3TAap8DH6o\/s901\/DSC00606.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"901\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/lh5.googleusercontent.com\/-s8pde3nCrOE\/UC2_PqbHT2I\/AAAAAAAAJiY\/vI3mRtgwPTE\/s600\/DSC00607.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/lh4.googleusercontent.com\/-QQcrOCpNZhs\/UC2_PyxRDPI\/AAAAAAAAJiU\/GQ8Hz5yO7TU\/s600\/DSC00610.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/lh5.googleusercontent.com\/-SQqMpgEL-gI\/UC2_QWqMO9I\/AAAAAAAAJig\/MYdzJmPxhLs\/s901\/DSC00611.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"901\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/lh5.googleusercontent.com\/-Awlv5tzHZ_0\/UC2_RkwHauI\/AAAAAAAAJi0\/5Gns5IZgMas\/s901\/DSC00612.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"901\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/lh6.googleusercontent.com\/-45QfOCTByc0\/UC2_Q1trK6I\/AAAAAAAAJik\/UVXHHx0nuZc\/s600\/DSC00613.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/lh5.googleusercontent.com\/--Mvg5RREy2o\/UC2_StIL61I\/AAAAAAAAJjA\/Tw-3Nk6LnDA\/s901\/DSC00615.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"901\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/lh6.googleusercontent.com\/-L937tytDPG0\/UC2_R6kPuUI\/AAAAAAAAJi4\/udHBsta5WRo\/s600\/DSC00616.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/lh4.googleusercontent.com\/-zESeoNXkWVs\/UC2_TVpHSHI\/AAAAAAAAJjI\/nHlRwmHUhWg\/s600\/DSC00617.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/lh6.googleusercontent.com\/-WWD8irdAQfc\/UC2_TulcIEI\/AAAAAAAAJjU\/Q7ANBu0hmfs\/s600\/DSC00619.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\" \/><\/p>\n<p>At dusk we reached <a href=\"http:\/\/www.panalee.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Panalee Resort<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/lh6.googleusercontent.com\/-gTsp1Z_Jxdg\/UC2_UqoIjHI\/AAAAAAAAJjc\/8ELA8HCqI5w\/s901\/DSC00623.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"901\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This was the best resort from either trip through the rainforest.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-XzL-WB91hOk\/UC2_U5bkPtI\/AAAAAAAAJjk\/A-Qj8CdOE_U\/s600\/DSC00624.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The place had a neat \u201cAfrican\/Spanish\u201d theme and each \u201cRoom\u201d was really its own house, complete with living room, bedroom and a rooftop area to enjoy the mountain scenic view.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/lh5.googleusercontent.com\/-YhzcKyBBg-k\/UC2_VKxFekI\/AAAAAAAAJjo\/3NfaH6lAATo\/s901\/DSC00626.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"901\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/lh5.googleusercontent.com\/-L49jTZ6WxBM\/UC2_V5NStKI\/AAAAAAAAJjw\/yu8WkNr5T2s\/s600\/DSC00627.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/lh5.googleusercontent.com\/-egeOEOwcqzw\/UC2_Vxpm3UI\/AAAAAAAAJj4\/a9szLHE7Vww\/s600\/DSC00628.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/lh4.googleusercontent.com\/-9QfYuxyxlp0\/UC2_WaHLsRI\/AAAAAAAAJkA\/M3gEZxAX_l0\/s901\/DSC00635.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"901\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/lh6.googleusercontent.com\/-1BpGkNd3K4c\/UC2_Xbhty6I\/AAAAAAAAJkM\/v2IS9BzW05U\/s901\/DSC00637.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"901\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-3HV3H2KsDIY\/UC2_X5NoqrI\/AAAAAAAAJkY\/AylQCZiOsoc\/s901\/DSC00638.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"901\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-WRPm-Vq7AGM\/UC2_X_asOBI\/AAAAAAAAJkU\/9uZmgTkxOns\/s901\/DSC00639.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"901\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/lh5.googleusercontent.com\/-cS-XAMCm_Mg\/UC2_YO_ZG2I\/AAAAAAAAJkc\/LZqVhXyn-V0\/s600\/DSC00647.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\" \/><br \/>\nWe went to nearby Monkai restaurant for dinner.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/lh5.googleusercontent.com\/-qUl1OAEWeyA\/UC2_Y6Nif7I\/AAAAAAAAJkk\/8iWERROWbwg\/s600\/DSC00649.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/lh5.googleusercontent.com\/-Ro_t6XbfQjM\/UC2_YxVukcI\/AAAAAAAAJks\/x_M2QCLCvyI\/s600\/DSC00650.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I saw a giant elephant on the road and we stopped for a moment.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/lh5.googleusercontent.com\/-1OC81fy9fM4\/UC2_YwMyTZI\/AAAAAAAAJk0\/lXtLoFAH64Q\/s600\/DSC00654.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"269\" \/><br \/>\nWhen we got back to the resort I went out bug hunting &#8211; I didn\u2019t have to go far as I found a massive grasshopper near our front door.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/lh6.googleusercontent.com\/-aUJEeGEjNqY\/UC2_ZuU4JhI\/AAAAAAAAJk4\/BReaPaCDB0Q\/s600\/DSC00662.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/lh4.googleusercontent.com\/-eLLJz7p4-30\/UC2_aIf7woI\/AAAAAAAAJlE\/TX_rJ71ZoWQ\/s823\/DSC00665.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"823\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/lh6.googleusercontent.com\/-VQyuDoETqLw\/UC2_aALCHII\/AAAAAAAAJlA\/hKw0BqFpPq4\/s600\/DSC00677.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I also found a lost firefly, we never saw any others.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Friday we visited the popular River khwae rock valley hot spring and fish spa. We took a long-tail boat down the river and got off just before the rapids. We came to a series of natural hot springs &#8211; but first we were given mud masks to wear and sent to the \u201cDr. Fish [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":99,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2386","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.andrewlorenzlong.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2386","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.andrewlorenzlong.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.andrewlorenzlong.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.andrewlorenzlong.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/99"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.andrewlorenzlong.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2386"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blog.andrewlorenzlong.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2386\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2387,"href":"https:\/\/blog.andrewlorenzlong.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2386\/revisions\/2387"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.andrewlorenzlong.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2386"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.andrewlorenzlong.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2386"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.andrewlorenzlong.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2386"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}