ADsactly Travel - The Adventures Through the Mangrove Forest
The Adventures Through the Mangrove Forest
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Samut Songkhram is the smallest province in Thailand by size with its shores filled with mangrove forests and fishing villages. Within these fishing villages are oyster and cockle farms that you can visit as part of a tour to learn about the indigenous animals and the oyster & cockle trade of Thailand. Another great tourist attraction is the Amphawa floating market or Sunset floating market where shops retail souvenirs and clothes while merchants on boats offer food and deserts.
The mangrove forest is also home to a species of monkeys commercially known as sea monkeys. One leg of every mangrove forest tour is to feed the sea monkeys which has caused them to be dependent on food from tourists. During low season, the locals work together to feed the sea monkey until a solution can be made on how to readapt them to be self-sufficient. A couple crowd favorites are the mangrove trees planting on cockleboards and the late evening firefly canal cruise.
Learning About Oysters and Eating Cockles
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The price of cockle in Thailand shot up over 400% in the past year and I wanted to learn why. Before I bring my grandkids on these types of nature adventures and activities, I always go and experience it first so I know all the ins and outs. I might have to wrestle a crocodile with two komodo dragon friends one day, you never know. Just kidding.
We arrived at Home Krateng Resort and settled in quickly due to our healthy appetites. The resort had more of a group and family theme with great amenities and would be rated a 2 or 3 star. This resort's specialty is its delicious restaurant and oyster and cockle farm tours every morning. All tours must be morning when the water resides to be able to farm for cockles ourselves after learning "how to" from the pros as part of the tour.
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We had a superb dinner with some standout dishes like scallop salad and you guessed it, cockle curry. There were a few cockle dishes but we were so hungry that they didn't last too long.
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I also had their deep fried mackerel which is an unconventional way to cook it in Thailand but found it to be quite tasty. We had a great night drinking Regency brandy as some of the staff kindly taught us about oyster and cockle farming and the tourism trade in the surrounding area. We didn't make it too late because we knew we had to leave early morning on the cockle farm tour and didn't want to be hung over.
Appreciating the Mangrove Forest
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We woke up early in the morning and had breakfast together over the resort's delicious seafood porridge. After meeting up with our boat driver, we had a very relaxing ride through the Klong Kone canals until we reached the farms. I enjoyed the conversation with one of the farmers immensely as he taught us in-depth about the problems they were facing and why the cockle price has skyrocketed.
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He even farmed some dead cockles to show us how sad it was that they died halfway through their life cycle.
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We said bye to our new friend and started our tour of the mangrove forest. We had a bag full of beets to find the sea monkeys and their babies. As we searched for the sea monkeys, I couldn't help but admire the beauty of nature in this forest. Mangroves are unique trees that strive in brackish water and are highly important to our ecosystem. Mangrove forests provide a home for numerous animal, insect and fish species and they are ultimate water filters.
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We finally found the sea monkeys and to my surprise, there were countless. Most of them had their young hanging from them. If we would have known, we surely would have brought countless beets but now I know what to do with my grandkids, nephews, and nieces. I'm going to try to take a boat full of beets for the sea monkeys to eat and bring countless mangrove trees to plant. When we ran out of beets, we wished our new sea monkey friends great luck and continued on to a cockle farming area designated for people on the tour.
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Rolling around in mud is more fun than I imagined it would be and the cockleboard was classic. It reminded me of a skimboard you would ride on a beach just a lot longer.
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It's needed because each step in the mud sets you knee deep in it but you can glide on top of the mud by crawling. We had a grand time finding cockle to bring back to the resort for lunch as we planted a mangrove tree each. After a while finding cockle, we rinsed ourselves off in the canal and got back on the boat to continue.
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As we headed towards the oyster farms, I could see how the water routes were like roads for cars. We passed and greeted numerous fishermen with smiles and hand gestures.
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Semi homes are built so the caretakers can stay out on water days at a time and we even saw some resorts. Talk about off the grid!
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We arrived at one of the further oyster farms and our boat driver gave us a great informative oyster farm tour. They farm the oysters for a year until they can reap the benefits of their labor. One whole year!
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We were told that they sold by weight that includes the shell at wholesale prices and most of the oysters being farmed were already reserved. As we wrapped up the tour and headed back to the resort for lunch, the trip sure made me appreciate where the delicious oysters I eat comes from.
Lunch on Me
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We all showered the mud off us and had a marvelous lunch. When we finished with many more cockle dishes, I asked our guide to cruise me around the canal to see some of the local properties. As we circled nearby, I got to see how the people of Klong Kone, Samut Songkhram live and how much they still depend on the canal for their everyday lives. I got to admire the homes on the canals and see in detail the great fishing villages.
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It always impresses me the different ways people have survived and thrived on different terrains.
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This time, I was impressed with the canals of Klong Kone and the beautiful Mangrove forest of Samut Songkhram.
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@adsactly hello 👋 sir Wow describes an amazing experience you Of course this is an adventure tourism. Actually all the places of monkey are dependent on the late tourist. Tourism They give themselves some food monkeys. The most interesting thing is to create a house on the water, and the fun of enjoying it in the house is different. Under the house, along with bamboo, in the water, snails are bamboo, which we use for food. But I like the most of the mud in the soil? Not fun ???
The houses are quite amazing and learning how they live was awesome too. And the mud was super fun! LOL. Hope you have a terrific week.
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Really some amazing trip input in the content @stewask from cockles dishes to sea monkey everything is new to me. Thanks to steemit and @adsactly that i comes to know else i would never thought of reading about mangroove forest. Though I am foodie by myself and looking at some dishes made me ponder on it. Though now i am more focussed on veg diet. But never thought of cockles dishes and demand can be seen if its has increased 400 % ufff...the water and the forest were trully awsome and the pictursheque beaty is well presented....thanks for sharing the different world ...from Thailand.....steem on !
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I'm super happy that you enjoyed the post. I had a great time writing it and rolling in the mud with the cockle farmers, LOL. Hope you have an outstanding week.
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I really enjoyed ...👍 especially the cockle dishes....enjoy your dY @stewsak
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That's a great poet of mangrove Forest and actually my country have mangrove Forest name sundarban just looking very beautiful m.Mangrove woods are as of now among the most undermined natural surroundings on the planet and are vanishing at a quickened rate. The uncovered parts of mangrove attaches are profoundly vulnerable to obstructing by raw petroleum and different toxins.
Natural squanders , poisonous minerals natural synthetic compounds ,choke out the submerged areas of mangrove. These toxins additionally progress toward becoming concentrate inside the cell structure of the plants. After some time, these natural anxieties can kill expansive quantities of mangrove trees.
Likewise, the charcoal and timber ventures have additionally extremely affected mangrove woods, and also the creating tourism industry and other seaside improvements. At last, the quickly extending shrimp aquaculture industry represents a risk to the world's residual mangroves. It has been assessed that a huge number of hectares of mangrove backwoods have been cleared to prepare for fake shrimp lakes..
Thanks for sharing this post @adsactly
Thanks a million.
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That's a great review about this forest just a extra ordinary create in this forest.Mangroves are trees and shrubs that grow in saline coastal habitats in the tropics and subtropics. The many species of trees and shrubs adapted to these conditions may not be closely related, yet are still grouped by the term "mangrove".
Mangroves typically form a woodland or shrubland habitat. Tropical mangrove forests occur in both estuaries and open coastland environments. To flourish they need deposits of sediment, high in organic content which is sheltered by the wave action of the sea @adsactly.
You can get involved with mangrove monitoring by joining a Blue Guru ecodiving trip. By doing this you will also be contributing to diving and marine education of the local youth. The key to a sustainable future for these tropical marine habitats.
For further information about mangrove habitats and restoration projects in Thailand then we advise taking a look at the Mangrove Action Project website. They have been operating in his region for some time and we strongly support their good work.go ahead dear..
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NICE POST..Enlightement and educate readers.
Your journey not only for fun, but also give more values in our life. You go arroune to mangrove area and find manything which entertain and improve our knowledge.
Mangrove forests are heaven for living things around them. The fertility of mangroves makes it possible to develop healthy ecosystems. Oxygen-poor water is anticipated by mangroves with the roots of the breath that appear in the water. This allows mangroves to continue their survival. the number of breath roots in the waters is a habitat for various types of fish, shrimp and other coastal biota.
many fiber roots provide a sense of security for small fish and shrimp and become a nest or nesting place for them. In many ways laying eggs maintain the survival of their species. Many fish will invite other animals such as birds and other fish eaters.
The fertility of mangrove forests will be an ideal place for monkey species to live and grow there. The availability of food in the form of mangrove leaves is very supportive of their lives.
With the number of marine biota in the form of fish and shrimp will add economic value to the community. They will be able to easily find fish and shrimp to be consumed or sold. Adequacy of nutrition and money can be met from catching fish, crabs and shrimp.
Not to mention that at the bottom of the muddy water are also available shells and oysters. They will be a delicious meal in a variety of dishes.
Ecologically mangrove forests have an important role in maintaining the coast from abrasion. beaches that have mangrove forests are more protected from large waves that damage the coast. Besides that, the existence of mangrove plants will add greening which can increase oxygen production so that it can cool the eyes and refresh the body.
for this reason, there is a need for public awareness not to damage mangrove forests. In fact, we should encourage the planting of mangroves so that they can be a source of life for all living things.
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Indeed, the mangrove trees are great air purifiers, just as much as the aloe vera plants. Super important to the ecosystem and the indigenous animals such as our sea monkey friends. I super appreciate you coming by and have a terrific week.
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You are right. Mangrive has important role in seashore area.
Provide oxygen and become good habitat for ibdigenous animals...
It also protect the beach from abration..
Glad to read your post..
Include your participate to plant mangrove.
You have conservate earth. Prevent global warming
I personally would find watching their everyday life as a great and fun experience. As long as these cute monkeys are human friendly I wouldn’t hesitate to make their life’s a bit easier for that moment by feeding them with some treats 😆. However, since that is actually the reason they became dependent on tourist, it would probably not be the best idea.
😱! And it only get worst. I believe It has just started happening all over the world. Inflation will eventually get much worse.
Looking at all those pictures, I can see real life without any technology involved. Just like people lived many years ago. lol I like the way you rolled out in the mud. I can imagine how much fun you had. Overall, I personally love to spend my time with nature especially in forest. I would definitely enjoy spending my vacation in Mangrove forest of Samut Songkhram.
Sometimes leaving the technology behind is therapeutic. I seem to get sadder by the minute when I watch TV or use FB. I love hanging out with our sea monkey friends though :) It's always a pleasure reading your comments and hope you have a great week.
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Wow such an amazing post! The pictures are awesome! Thanks for sharing @adsactly
Super happy that you enjoyed the post. Hope you have a great week.
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Thanks for sharing this wonderful adventure in such a magical land @adsactly
Enjoy your time in that area and stay positive
Thanks for your blog
Regards
Super glad you like the post. I had a great time writing it and rolling in the mud :) Have an outstanding week.
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This is my contribution about this forest and I say that The sort and achievement of a mangrove woods is impacted by various variables. These incorporate atmosphere, salt resistance, water level vacillation, supplements and wave vitality.
Mangroves can be shockingly strong to water saltiness. The saline conditions endured run from bitter water, through seawater up to over double the saltiness of seawater, where the salt has turned out to be thought by dissipation.
They are not all that strong to temperature stresses and just develop in regions where the temperature stays over 19°C. Development of mangrove natural surroundings is likewise confined when there are temperature varieties of more than 10°C.
Mangrove timberlands shield tropical seaside regions from disintegration. The monstrous root arrangement of a mangrove woods disseminates wave vitality, particularly from storm flood and Tsunami.
Mangrove roots back off the tidal water with the roots catching the sea silt amid the day by day tidal cycle. Along these lines they settle arrive rise by advancing residue development in tidal territories. This separating impact of mangrove backwoods likewise assumes a crucial part in shielding seagrass quaint little inns reefs from harming siltation..
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Incredible trip, I would love to go to that place one day, if you can visit my post, I have some trips inside my country! greetings!
Super happy you enjoyed the post. I would love to visit Venezuela sooner than later :) Have a lovely week and thanks for stopping by.
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