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Monday, April 29, 2024

Spotting whales close to the city

The upper Gulf of Thailand in Samut Sakhon is home to around 60 Bryde’s whales. Roongroj Jukmongkol

Despite the Meteorological Department’s warning last week that Thailand, the Andaman Sea and the Gulf of Thailand would be hit by severe rains, my travel companions and I decided to continue a long-awaited Bryde’s whale-watching trip to Samut Sakhon.

Early in the morning, I found Bangkok’s roads had turned into a lagoon and the sky was overcast, indicating we needed to drive against the clock to JK Seaside Kitchen to board a boat before the ebb tide.

This restaurant is located in a peaceful fishing hamlet in tambon Phanthai Norasing and provides a customised programme of pleasure cruises as well as homestay service…

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