Anyway, Jacqueline and I went off exploring the Bangpra area again, to find the ends to what we had previously tried to do. After a most delicious lunch (I wish I could remember the name), we headed to the Butterfly Garden. The guard did not want to let us in, as he said it was closed. However, we had just followed a huge Chinese tour bus through the gate, so we were confused as to why he was telling us that it was closed. I whispered to Jacqueline that if we continue to just sit here and question him, and speak our horrible Thai, eventually he's going to have to give up -- which he did. So, we followed the group of Chinese tourists through to the ticket counter, where we continued to walk, as they did. They tried to stop us, but we looked back, smiled, motioned that we were with the group, and kept on walking. No more questions asked. Well, there were no butterflies in the butterfly garden!!!! We followed the tour into the building, which displayed random dioramas of ancient Thai people, I suppose, doing something. There were no English captions, and the tour guide was a smartly dressed man speaking Chinese.
Following further, we came across glass window cases that displayed honey jars. Hmmm... now, you tell me, what does honey have to do with butterlies - the butterflies that don't exist in the Butterfly Garden? Well, we never did find out. After another 15 minutes of total randomness, we left.
Off to Chan Ta Then Waterfall, which we had previously tried to go to, but it was closed. Once we came past the gate, we didn't know which way to turn, so we chose the wooden path that led into the jungle bush, a more likely guess than the cement paved road, especially since we were not allowed to bring the motorbike in. Well, we chose wrong to say the least. After the path ended, we ended up in the jungle, and while still on a path, we both a sense that we were heading the wrong direction.
So, we turned around, walked down the cement paved road for about 1/2 hour, and then finally came across a stream. So, we headed upwards, came across a group of Thais eating a late lunch and drinking Whiskey on the rocks. They told us the waterfall was quite a ways up, but to be careful and that it's beautiful. So, up, up we went... once again, trekking through the water and rock hopping (as we did in Koh Chang). We never did reach the waterfall, as it was getting late, and we didn't want to drive back to Sri Racha in the dark. But, as it goes in Thailand, it's all about the journey, never the destination. And, who knows if the waterfall would have been anything more than what we were already coming across along the path of the rocky stream... as waterfalls in Thailand are not what we consider waterfalls, but rather rapids? maybe...
Photos below:
LOL: O.k., so you tell me, what is a dinosaur doing on this sign?
A wonderful quote....
The group of Thais we came across:
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