Day 168 Jan 19 2015 Khao Sok Thailand

our hotel room

only in Thailand

on the way to town from our hotel in Khao Sok

tsunami memorial Khao Lak 

Day 168  Jan 19 2015 Khao Sok Thailand

Our day started with no water in the hotel, so we got dressed and went for breakfast.  After breakfast Isabel and I went swimming in the pool and David caught some lizards.  We took a mini van from Khao Lak to Khao Sok.  We stopped at pharmacy to buy ear drops for David as we are pretty sure he has an ear infection.  We also stopped at a navy ship that was pushed 2 km inland during the tsunami that hit the Khao Lak area in 2004. It is now a monument to all the people that died in the disaster.  During our drive to Khoa Sok we came up behind a truck hauling an elephant.  I am fairly certain I will never see that again in my life.  The hotel we booked has tree house rooms that are 4 meters off the ground.  We got two room attached as one tree house, the kids will get one room and Evy and I the other.  The bathroom is opened to the outside and we were warned to lock our doors and window when we leave to make sure monkeys do not get in and make a mess.  The shortest way to get to the village is to wade across a river then walk a km to the main and only street.  Once you reach the main street if you turn left and walk 300 meters you are in the Khao Sok national park.  There is no traffic noise at the hotel, only the sound of the insects, birds, monkey and other rainforest animals.