Post-kayaking reward
Kayaking - Laem Fa Pha. (23 km)
- Green AQI this morning. Unfortunately, air quality worsened later on.
- rain
- still a lot of seagulls
- spent some time cutting branches
- the lock of my two-piece paddle gave up as I was paddling :/
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Macchanu (Matchanu) - มัจฉานุ
Kayaking - Don Hoi Lot Hinterland: Bang Cha Kreng / Bang Kaeo. (27 km)
- an old fisherman asked if I can swim
- strong current in some parts (had to paddle really hard to cross a bridge near Don Hoi Lot)
- kayak stuck under low bridge
- wasps
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Kayaking in Ban Phaeo / Sam Phran, Khlong Ta Plang and Khlong Chet Rio. (37 km)
- against a fairly strong current in Khlong Damnoen Saduak and Ta Plang :/
- thunder and lightning, real scary, found "shelter" below a bridge, then heavy rain for a short while
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Kayaking down the Khwae Noi river aka the River Kwai in Thong Pha Phum. (2025-07-30 - 117 km)
A long day indeed! :)
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Kayaking - From Chanthaburi to the sea. (2025-07-07 - 30 km)
- so lush north of the city!
- pretty and peaceful further downstream
- windy at the estuary
- choppy between Laem Sing and Ko Chula
A great paddle! :)
#Kayaking #Chanthaburi #จันทบุรี #Pakayak
Kayaking in Samut Sakhon - BangKachao / BangYaPraek. (33 km)
No more water hyacinth plug in Khlong BangSiKhot, yay!
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Kayaking - BangMot / Hua krabue. (27 km)
- lot of weaver ants crawling over me at some point, they don't let go, and bite, hate them, lol
- strong ebb current in Hua Krabue
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Kayaking - BangTabun / Ban Laem loop. (32 km)
- barely enough water in Khlong Ta Chai, but I still made it, yay!
- paddling through oyster farms
A great trip. :)
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And I spotted a Pack Kayak at Decathlon, obviously not a Pakayak. :)
#Decathlon #Tribord #PackKayak #Pakayak
Kayaking - Phasi Charoen / Taling Chan (43 km)
- fish fingerlings in Khlong Dao Khanong, catfish babies according to a fisherman
- a dead human body floating in Khlong Lat Mayom 🥴 (yep...)
- playing Frogger with boats on the Chao Phraya
Guess I will remember this trip.
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A morning paddle on the Chao Phraya river (18 km).
- 1 otter
- saw a Brahminy kite swoop down and snatch some kind of eel, it then flew over me, I could see the prey wiggling in its claws
- seagulls near Wat BangNam Phueng Nok / Wat BangNa Nok
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Kayaking - Khlong Dan / Wat Hong Thong. (31 km)
- bubble spa at launch
- autumn vibes
- paddling with the Chonburi mountains in the distance, lovely!
- migratory seagulls are back
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Kayaking in Bang Bo, Samut Prakan. (19 km)
- had a different and longer route in mind, but water hyacinth patches clogging canals.
- a bit windy
- lots of birds
- a snakehead fry ball
- a figurehead for a short while
A lovely paddle. :)
#Kayaking #Pakayak #SamutPrakan #BangBo
Kayaking - Ban Bo / Sea / Ban Kachao in Samut Sakhon. (28 km)
- got a scare when a water hyacinth stem fell on my hat (not a snake)
- mangrove worm
- got trapped in a water hyacinth patch: the bow got stuck in nipa palms, and the stern in water hyacinth, took me ages to escape :/
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