It was a friends birthday here in Trang, so we decided to do a little sightseeing and visit the Le Khaokob and Khao Pina Caves. Our first stop was Le Khaokob Cave. There we got into a little boat that took us on our tour.
It all started off well and was truly beautiful…
Things were going swimmingly until…
Let me just jump in here and start to explain how we all felt…
well… we all thought we were GOING TO DIE!! If NASA had somehow taken a photo of us with some or other x-ray vision satellite camera, this is what they would have seen…
My panic really started kicking in when I turned to the tour guide and said, “please just get us out of here, I don’t want to die in Thailand. I’m not ready to go yet. I don’t want to land up on the cover of our local newspaper back home”.
His response: “………….”.
NOTHING.
All he could say was, “Don’t worry, I look out for you”. While we were all in a slight panic, we started getting knocked, shoved and squashed by the stalactites. We struggled for what must have been a good half an hour of us pushing against the ceiling of the cave to eventually see a little light on the horizon – literally.
Nothing was said. We were so shaken up, but extremely happy that we all got out safely. If this didn’t scare us, we went on to discover another cave in a mountain close by. These ancient ruins date waaaaaay back. It’s so beautiful, but if you are a little claustrophobic (like me), then these attractions might not be right for you. I will be honest, I’ve done it now, it was fun and beautiful, but doubt I will ever do it again.
