12 November Ban Din Bungalow, Khao Fa Chi
Partly cloudy and haze. Little
or no breeze until last 2km with headwind. 32km, about 6km/hr. Riding outbound
tide. Big breakfast at Pure House of scrambled eggs with veggies, yogurt, and
sweet sticky rice treats. Mangrove palms gave way to mangrove trees. Lots of
birds--hawks, eagles, brahminy kites, waders, seagulls, swiftlets. River otters.
Lam Liang muddy water distinct boundary. Drinks stop at pier with difficult
ladders. Had packed lunch of 2 sandwiches, tangerine, and sticky rice snack.
Turned up Khlong La Un 2km to highway bridge, then walked to basic bungalow.
Pretty forests along La Un. Khao Fa Chi View Point 259m Locomotive of Kra
Isthmus Railway, built with slave labor June-November 1943, 90km, abandoned 11
months later due to US bombing, then equipment moved to Thai-Burma line. Dinner
of sweet and sour veggies and nice tom kha kai mushroom. Cold shower in rustic
bungalow, Ban Din. Nearby open sided restaurant for good Thai dinner.