We are now back in Pattaya after a 6 hour bus/ferry/bus trip back from Koh Chang. Two days ago Ana and I rode our motor bike to a park trailhead. We paid our 200 Baht each to enter and walked along the riverside trail 600 meters to observe the waterfall. The trail seemed to end, but behind a sign that said "no authorized access" we found an overgrown very steep trail heading up through thick forest. At times it was necessary to use our hands to pull us up the steep trail. It flattened out and we walked a while. Crossing a beautiful river, we continued for about an hour. Curiously we have seen almost no birdlife in Thailand; however, here we observed a beautiful bird with an orange and blue beak high in a tree, about the size of a small turkey. On our way back we stopped by the river to rest and place our feet in the cool clear water. Suddenly, I heard Ana gasp: look at the snake! The snake scurried under a rocky ledge before I could spot it. Ana said it was gray, about 8 feet long and as thick as my arm but flat. We wondered i fit was a cobra. Then we returned back down the trail, a little more alert after spotting that snake.
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