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Friday, 02 May 2008 |
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 Ao Nang Beach during the Low Season
Few businesses have canceled their services already, like the Expressboat from Ao Nang to Phuket and Koh Lanta and the daily boat to Koh Phi Phi will also stop it's service soon. If you want to go to these places, you can alternatively use boats from Krabi Town, buses or taxis for Koh Lanta or Phuket.
There are also fewer boats on the beach in Ao Nang now and trips to the local islands and Railay or Phra Nang Beach depend on waves and weather. There are however only a very few days were the Longtail Boats can not go due to weather conditions. For everybody who comes to Ao Nang now during the low season, we wish you a nice and quiet holiday.
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Saturday, 19 April 2008 |
 The HMS Strongbow sunk several ships off the west coast of Siam in September 1944
The first one, in front of Poda Island is only a hull, filled with scrap, while the second one , a little out in the sea, has a huge body and you can still see something that looks like a large steam boiler on the ship and some long masts and ropes surounding the wreck. A lot of fishing nets are also entangled in the wreck.
Unfortunately, all dive centers in the area of Ao Nang have lost their sense for adventure and are only doing their standart trips to the big King Cruiseer Wreck, Shark Point and Koh Phi Phi.
Way back in 1993, when we opened up our dive shop in Ao Nang, it was one of our first duties, to dive the two wrecks. For the small one at Poda Island we just needed our Boat Man from Ao Nang to find it but for the second one, we had to hire an old man, who found the wreck in the middle of the sea, only by some landmarks far away. It's still a miracle to me how he did that. Today, with fishfinders and GPS it would be much easier, of course. The sea battle between Ao Nang and Phuket of the HMS Strongbow is even mentioned in Wikipedia and some other sources, but who ever wants to find the wrecks should know, that the coordinates mentioned in the articles are not right, they might be the coordinates of the submarine, not of the wrecks itself. |
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Sunday, 13 April 2008 |
 Same procedures as every year, Songkran in Ao Nang. Songkran is the official "Thai New Year" and the begin of the rainy season. Traditionally, people will splash each other with water on this day but in areas with tourists, that must be some extra fun. Hundreds or maybe even thousands of Thai people load their pickup trucks with huge water tanks and friends and drive to Ao Nang, to join the water war. The police declares the Main Road in Ao Nang a One Way Road, all the way fromt the big junction in the old village to Nopparattara Beach. So every body who wants to join the water splashing with cars, must drive for about 15 km to go once around. Traffic stuck up today already at about 10 am this morning, just after the police blocked the traffic out of the village and declared the one way road.
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Sunday, 06 April 2008 |
 A rescue training took place these days in the National Park area at Nopparatara Beach. Participants were probably all Thais who are involved in the Krabi Rescue Team. There were several stations set up and at each station a particular exercise had to be carried out. The individual exercises included dealing with oxygen breathing equipment, fixing the neck of a victim and putting them on a carrier in the right way. The days seems to be gone, were victims were taken on arms and legs and being thrown on a pickup truck.. That was common practice not so long ago. However, even the rescue cars now look well equipped and nicely setup. Thailand on it’s way to civilization… |
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Wednesday, 26 March 2008 |
 No More Motor Bikes on the Beach in Ao Nang
Until now, some lazy drivers didn't stop at the gate and drove between the massage stands all the way to the Last Cafe, disturbing touristes on the beach front. However, the landowner, who owns the whole lot between Last Fisherman Bar and the Big Mountain in Ao Nang, has decided to keep the gate closed and people have to leave their motor bike behind on the big parking lot behing the massages and a small Klong (river).
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; "Ao Nang Beach during the Low Season")
; "Songkran 2008 in Ao Nang")
; "Resue Training in Ao Nang")
; "No More Motor Bikes on the Beach in Ao Nang")
