Koh Panak
Beez Neez now Chy Whella
Big Bear and Pepe Millard
Sat 14 Jan 2017 23:37
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Koh Panak
 The cave
entrance on the eastern coast of Koh Panak.
 The island is shot through with caves, tunnels and
'hongs', those collapsed caves systems that have a view of the sky. Each
hong at sea level has one or two tunnel entrances, one through which the tides
rush in and out now, and another up to 4 metres above through which they did the
same thing many thousands of years ago when the ocean levels were that much
higher. We entered Bat Cave and meandered through
without paddling, carried on the gentle current, just like being in one of those
tubs at a big theme park.
   Gentle turns, our torches
lifting the jet black.
  We ducked under an overhang with not too much space to
spare and found ourselves in a massive area – looking
right and left. We could have paddled around
but the tide was coming in, the current against getting stronger and the gap
getting shorter.
   We heard bats, birds and grasshoppers as we made our way back through.
 Literally, the light at the end of
the tunnel.
 At the entrance we could see Beez Neez waiting
patiently.
 From the cave we went for a little spuddle toward the north of Panak.
 Gorgeous scenery all around
us.
   Craggy edges, heron and overhangs.
  So different to anything we
have seen before.
      We enjoyed the shapes and
then headed back to Beez to continue our
At-Venture.
 ALL IN
ALL SIMPLY INCREDIBLE HOW NATURE
SHAPES
OUR FIRST HONG EXPERIENCE WAS QUITE A
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