Ire's girlfriend, Annkht, works for the TAT (Tourism Authority of Thailand) branch in Krabi. A new resort invited TAT to check out their place and Annkht invited Ire and I to join them as they also wanted some foreigners in their photos.
In the morning, Ire and I took a walk along the trail in the mangrove forest just behind Ire's apartment. I learnt that these mangrove forest could protect the inland from Tsunami, probably one of the reasons why Krabi wasn't badly hit by the 2004 Tsunami. They are also cultivating mangroves trees in attempt to enlarge the size of the mangrove forest.
After the walk, we headed over to TAT in Krabi where we set off towards Phanom Bencha national park. After driving through the muddy trails, we reached Phanom Bencha Adventure.
We were welcomed by the people working on the new adventure resort, which hasn't been completed yet. We learnt that they will provide day trips on elephants or ATVs up the Phanom Bencha trails to viewpoints or waterfalls. They also will have accommodations and a restaurant. The resort have a pretty good view of the landscape downhill. This will make a good getaway from our busy lives and the city noises.
After the nice lunch provided by the locals, we helped them to correct their introduction on their brochure written in english. Then, we took a hike for a couple of hours through their new forest trail which is not yet well established.
The tiring day ended with sumptuous dinner at a restaurant in Krabi town with nice ambience and delicious food called Ruen Mai Restaurant. The coconut soup and mango salad we had were just simply awesome. This is surely a place to check out for good food.
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