Saving a turtle on Klong Dao

Today a large fishing net with a tangle of ropes washed up onto the beach. Caught inside was a small turtle. We managed to get it free and it was uninjured and still strong.

The resort staff had other ideas - saying they need it for good luck and a blessing - and the turtle was wisked away - half an hour later he was returned and they all prayed for good luck and then he was finally released - thankfully the talcum powder disappeared as it swam away.

Sunshine & small Surf

We have had perfect weather the last couple of days. A shower overnight cleared to a stunning day with not a breath of wind. There is a ground swell coming through so the waves are really nice. A good day to surf.
This weather is set to continue, with some more wind and bigger waves expected from Wednesday and a shower predicted, clearing again by the weekend (according to aonang weather).

beach clean & crab saving

We have had another overcast sort of week. The waves have dropped down and it is perfect flat water stand up paddle boarding.
Some school kids turned up on the beach on Thursday and did a bit of a clean up (every bit helps).

On Friday a fishing net washed up on the low tide. It must have been dragging  the bottom for a long time and had entangled hundreds of small crabs. With some help 3 of us managed to free 73 crabs - so they can live another day!

stormy days

After three weeks of sunshine and dry weather the weather has broken and we are now on day  three of rain. It is supposed to break up in the next day or so. The wind has dropped now and the surf is ok, but not breaking really well. Good to get wet though.