In the morning, this is how Jungceylon would have looked.
We walked around in search of cheap coffee. Finally...we saw McDonalds and we plump ourselves on the seat and called out for coffee.
One of the things any visitor would be stumped is when you drive a rental car. Where on earth is a gasoline station. They sell the gasoline is a very unique way from a roadside stall using recycled bottles and tin cans. At first we went round in circles searching for a gasoline station and then we wised up to the fact that...
We were braver after a few hours of driving. We approached a rubber tapping show and we were treated to a lesson on rubber tapping and the industry built around rubber production. A real eye opener for city dwellers like us.
Later we drove to Wat Chalong, a massive compound of temples with the steeple made from pure gold.
Admiring the beauty of Phuket is never complete if you don't see it from a bird's eye view. This is the view from Cape Promthep Viewpoint.
The Two Heroines monument tells an intresting story of a tactical defense against a Burmese invasion. The presentation of the statue is well indeed, but is something that you can be completely satisfied by if you were to merely just see it as you are passing in a car. The story goes something along the lines of these two sisters leading the women around the city dressed as soldiers, during a Burmese invasion, to make it seem as if they were recieving reinforcements from Bangkok.
A typical kelong along the Bang Rong Personal Pier where tourist would take the speedboats to "James Bond" islands. A variety of fish were reared in the holding nets.
Phuket's three most famous waterfalls are not nearby. The largest in Thailand and in dry season the waterfalls is not worth a visit. The largest waterfall named Bang Pae is only around 18 meters high, not exactly the worlds largest. So you see there is no need to spend a whole day traveling just to take pictures in front of a "big" waterfall. A much better reason is to get away from the beach and sun if only for a day. But why should someone want to do that? It's easy to have a sunburn on the beach, so visiting a waterfall is your chance to let the skin heal and at the same time experience Phuket's only remaining rainforest.
Ton Sai and Bang Pae is located in Khao Phra Thaeo National Park 22 kilometers north of Phuket Town on the way to the airport. Also found at Bang Pae is Gibbon Rehabilitation Project where they try to save pet gibbons that have been abandoned.
Walking up to Bang Pae waterfall from the parking lot takes around 10 minutes. Under the waterfall is a small pond where many people take the opportunity to bath in cool water and jump from the waterfall out in the pond (don't try it yourself if you don't know what you are doing).
Stay tuned...the 3rd day of my adventure coming right up.
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