Kraburi Kayak Tour, Thailand 2024

Day 3: Khao Fa Chi to Ranong Lighthouse, then Motorboat Ranong to Kawthaung, Myanmar

 

13 November Mingalar Boutique Hotel, Kawthaung, Myanmar
Partly cloudy and hazy. Light breezes in morning, then headwind last part to lighthouse. 28km Muesli, yogurt, tea breakfast in room. Paddled with Oui. Lovely morning on water the 2km back to Kraburi River, then downstream at high tide. Paddled thru mangroves then a little beach on Ko Khwang, the first of several uninhabited islands of Lamnam Kra Buri National Park. Channel now very wide. Passed by a tiny rocky island covered in shells. But put to shore to stretch legs. Egg fried rice packed lunch on the water. Current decreased, leaving long tiring paddle to Lighthouse. Passed widely spaced piers of Ranong port with mostly Myanmar coastal traders berthed. Also ship from Zanzibar and clusters of wooden Thai fishing boats. Everyone very tired upon arrival at Lighthouse, immigration mainly for casino in Myanmar. Tower closed to climbing. Chris decided to take motor boats to and from Kawthaung. Truck carried us and kayaks to nearby B.C. Badin Resort. Then a long drive through Ranong to passenger pier, then very long wait from Thai immigration for Mathilda to print onward ticket and Oui to get paperwork. Finally we took a boat to Kawthaung with 2 stops. Immigration in Kawthaung took 500b and kept passports. Car from Mingalar Boutique Hotel & Restaurant took us up hillside to very nice rooms and views from restaurant. I had a spicy asparagus mushroom and French fries with an orange juice.

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