I was picked up from the hotel at around 9:30a.m. We were greeted by the Russian delegation who treated the van like their personal suana. I knew they didn't like the aircon but I didn't expect them to turn it off completely. She's Aloe Vera and he's Tornado.
First stop...Tsunami Museum. It's the site where the police patrol boat TOR 813 washed ashore on Petchkasem Road, Khao Lak (Bang Niang)
Elephant Trek is for the Tourist who either loved nature or is facinated with riding on an elephant. For me...I simply wanted to experience the ride. However, the morning was not favourable as the sky opened and out poured the rain. Since I was carrying photographic equipment, I decided to spend the time taking videos and photos of the elephants while my Russian friends went for the trek in the pouring rain.
Not long afterwards we proceeded out and visited the famous Monkey Cave Temple, called Wat Tham Suwankuha by the locals (I think) in Phuket area. This temple is home to hundreds of long-tailed macaques that are more than eager to share your lunch with you. The temple also had a resident monk, who for a fee, would provide you with a blessing and would tie a bracelet around your wrist. At the far end of the cave there was a slippery walkway which led to a further chamber high up behind some rather large stalactites.
Sok River is a perfect place for relaxing canoe ride down the slowly moving stream. Especially if you have a canoe man to do all the hard work and just concentrate to watch beautiful scenery. Paddlers are usually experts in spotting wildlife along the river. Most commonly seen animals include birds, such as kingfishers and herons, snakes, frogs, monitor lizards and if you are lucky, maybe even some wild monkeys. Besides the animals, you can see stunning lime stone cliffs covered with dense jungle and some rural life along the river as locals’ fish, wash laundry and take their daily household water from the river. Definitely one of the most beautiful areas in Khao Sok is the Cheow Larn Lake with its majestic limestone mountains rising hundreds of meters above the turquoise waters of crystal clear lake.The exotic tropical vegetation clinging to the river banks with limestone cliffs and mountains rising up on both sides creates a secret primeval world that very few people ever see. 
Stay tuned...the 4th and last day of my adventure coming right up.
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