Resting Buddha
Beez Neez now Chy Whella
Big Bear and Pepe Millard
Wed 11 Jan 2017 23:27
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Wat Suwannakuha
 We were picked up at ten thirty (red
arrow) and joined three other couples in a
comfortable minibus. Today we were going to be standard tourists on a day out.
Soon on the main road we headed over the road bridge into Thailand and an hour
later hopped out at Wat Suwannakuha (spelt many different
ways).
 The tourists are encouraged to
buy bananas and corn for the numerous residents. I liked this mum and baby.
  This cheeky
so-and-so ran at a newbie at full height, grabbed the bag held by the now
very nervous man and helped himself.
 We walk through many stalls
selling similar tourist tat that we have seen in the supermarkets and head for
the cave. The boys pose at the
entrance.
 Information at the
entrance.
  Inside left
and right.
 This large
Chedi contains bones of the Na Takuathung family who were local governors
over 160 years ago, they arranged the construction of the shrine in the
cave.
 Further in on the left, plastic religious ‘stuff’ and prophesies for money – funny
how the entire population only have a dozen
outcomes.......
 Alex and Bear in front of the resting
Buddha.
 A side
altar and then we went up and out at the back of this
cave.
  We found ourselves under a huge overhang – nearly missed the
Hermit.
 We enter the ‘dark cave’, clamber to the top and look
down.
   We look at the formations on the way down and I get the boys to pose by a
Saracens Head.
  Out into the sunshine, we see
the Royal Seals on the entrance wall and their explanations.
  I went off to take a closer
look at the Hermit while Bear engaged in conversation with a
sad little chap. Eventually he showed Bear his injured arm. A nasty, deep
gash.
  One final look in the cave and off we went to the awaiting
minibus.
ALL
IN ALL AN UNUSUAL PLACE TO FIND BUDDHA RESTING
AN AMAZING WOW
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