So we are finally at the cliff-side mouth to the cave.  I am preparing my rope for an abseil down to a ledge where we will hike down to the sea.  It was late in the day and we only barely caught a boat back to the beach where we were staying.  Actually the boat would not take us to the side of the peninsula we needed to get to - he was afraid of rough seas.  We tried to tell him that the seas were as calm as could be (see next pic).  He would have none of it.  So once off the boat we were facing a very dark 6 km hike.  Fortunately a Thai family drove by in a very empty pick-up truck.  They honked so I waved them down and we were back at our guesthouse eating supper within 5 mintues!
 

about to head down
 

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