Khao Sok National Park, Thailand
Thursday, December 26, 2013
Frank had eventually given up trying to find the guest house he really wanted near Khao Sok National Park--Art's Riverview Lodge. They have no web site and all the phone numbers listed for them on the web didn't work. Then, by accident, Frank happened upon the Lodge once we were already staying somewhere else near the park. So, for our last night in Khao Sok, Frank booked a cabin at Art's Riverview Lodge. It is located at the bend in a small river with a nice swimming hole, complete with rope swing.
Being in the cabin is like being in a (low) rain forest canopy--well, sort of anyhow. It's on brick stilts about 15 feet up in the air. Last night we sat on the porch and watched the bats come out and listened to the cries of the far-off gibbon monkeys. As the bats came out, A got inspiration to draw some more of the creatures we've seen on this trip. As the light faded, Frank got out the headlamp and A kept drawing--well-coated with bug spray, of course. But actually, the mosquitoes weren't too bad here.
And the mosquito net "tents" inside the cabins glow magically in the dark...
Being in the cabin is like being in a (low) rain forest canopy--well, sort of anyhow. It's on brick stilts about 15 feet up in the air. Last night we sat on the porch and watched the bats come out and listened to the cries of the far-off gibbon monkeys. As the bats came out, A got inspiration to draw some more of the creatures we've seen on this trip. As the light faded, Frank got out the headlamp and A kept drawing--well-coated with bug spray, of course. But actually, the mosquitoes weren't too bad here.And the mosquito net "tents" inside the cabins glow magically in the dark...
IF you can find the place, it's well worth the effort.
