Krabi long tail boat

From a very exciting, colorful and fantastic show in Phuket we sailed into quiet Krabi.

First time in Krabi, we signed up for the longtail boat trip to see stalactites and stalagmites high up in a cave.This cave was used by the Japanese to hide out during the war. We can see why. It was really high up and cooling. Apparently they found tents and equipment used by the Japanese when hiding out in the cave. Statues of the Japanese and prehistoric man were erected in the cave to remember the discovery. Apparently bones of people were discovered along with pots and pans and even jewelry in the cave when it was discovered, thus leading to the belief that prehistoric man lived in the cave  before Christ. 

I told the guide, Nick about the Bible story of the flood and Noah's ark. He said that he believed it was possible as fossils and shells were found at the top of mountains making it highly likely that the earth was covered by waters at one time many ages ago. 

It was also here that I distributed a number of the tracts I took with me.

After the cave exploration (we had to take a long tail boat to the cave and waded through ankle high waters) we were taken a  quiet Krabi island. Here we saw all kinds of fishes among which the most interesting was the puffer fish. The puffer fish could survive out of water for a long time. When taken out of the water, it puffs up its whole body like a small ball. It was so cute. I just could not understand why the Japanese would want to eat it!

We had a delicious lunch of prawns, crabs, mixed vegetables, white tomyum, fried cuttlefish at one of the fish farm where we met our first puffer fish and a long black fish that was the length of a hockey stick but as fat as a pillar!

We sat on tut-tuts, tricycles that could take about 3 people on board. The motorbike riders were elderly weather beaten Krabi-ans. The tut-tuts took us past narrow roads with padi fields, bungalow houses, isolated villages and narrowly missed some iguanas crossing the roads!

We then did some shopping at the Krabi fruit market. Here we saw cauldrons of food cooked like the chap fun ready for the lunch crowd. We saw people packing dishes for their lunch (dinner as well perhaps). The cauldrons were huge!

Amanda bought some clothes here. Tim and I bought some cashews and ikan bilis for gifts to Joseph's parents.

It was really idyllic. Krabi - I will not forget you! I will be back to tour your beautiful islands!