Thread: Cha Am revisited ( part 2 )

So ...... itchy feet time again and Ms Bangyai was going stir crazy on account of not being taken tee-o for a while. Only being able to afford a couple of days ,
Cha Am seemed worth doing again so late Tuesday morning saw us sitting in a stationary traffic jam heading south on the route 9 ringroad. Gridlock followed so I turned back at Bangkair and took the old route 4.
Travel time to Cha Am ... 4 hours !! Coming back two days later I again used route 4 ( via Ratchburi and Nakorn Pathom ) and it only took 2 hours 15 minutes to Bangyai !! Worth remembering if there are roadworks again.

Arriving late at Cha Am it was back to the Nirindorn 3 again since although there are many better places , there are none that are better for 700. Believe me , I looked. Yes, there are places from 300 up but no sea view, no pool and pretty skanky rooms. Best of the alternatives was the ' White ... ' something or other hotel a few hundred yards up. Sea view but bring your own sheets !

https://teakdoor.com/thailands-beache...revisited.html (Cha am beach revisited)

Next morning , Bangyais ' cheap charlie tours ' was looking for somewhere free to take the Ms.
With Thai women, temples are a safe bet so first stop was Wat Cha Am , a little out of town on the road heading north.

We telephoned ahead and the temple dogs turned out the guard of honour :




Hmmm..... who farted ??

This is quiet a nice temple with a limestone outcrop of its own to add a bit of novelty and adventure to making merit.




The stairway up to the cave.










Ms Bangyai has gammy knees so this climb was just right for her . Interesting but not too high for her to contemplate.




At the top there's the usual set up with an outer and an inner cave.







As you enter the outer cave there is a ' Wilson ' on the wall. If not Wilson then definately a relative.




The focal point of the first cave where I left Ms Bangyai on her knees mumbling whilst I nosed around.




This first cave is open roofed .



Whereas , if you enter the inner cave on the left




Its pretty dark and there is a reclining Buddha




Crap photo because the bats squeeking overhead put me off a bit.

Outside the caves there is a short path around the outcrop.




Leading to a very exciting big hole.




Back at the bottom , our guard of honour was still remarkably unanimated




So Ms Bangyai thought they might be needing a 20 baht energy intake.




The rustling packets of dog food seemed to do the trick.










I was going to make a horrible analogy about dogs and Thermaes here but seeing as how it would be in bad taste I'll pass onto other things.

So, the next free thing to do is a walk along the fishing pier , a short drive away at the northern end of Cha Ams main drag.







more coming.