Kantang

Kantang Province

Kingdom of Thailand

23 April 2026

Hello,

The drive from Hat Yau Beach to Trang City is uneventful.  We pass through farming communities and small-towns.  The main street is lined with shops selling automotive and agricultural equipment.  “Not much to write home about.”

As Chan is our driver now, he is determined. He first takes Gary and me to the Kantang Hot Spring Forest Park. The spring is inviting.  The forest park provides a canopy walk.  The trees are clumped together in a green mass that sways with the breeze.  Birds welcome us.  After that lovely walk we make a stop at the Kantang Railway Station (1917).  It’s still a working station.  And a tourist stop.

I take the obligatory shots in both places.  Even a video of bird song in the park.  As is my wont, I shoot a tour group at the railway station and, naturally, pose with them as well.

Compared to the images of my sail on the Adaman Sea, the photos at the Hot Spring and the Station are underwhelming.  Tentatively I decided not to post the photos.

Then it hit me!  Counting! Counting Provinces in Thailand.