I lived on the beach near those rocks in the late 80's and was there in the early 90's too. I lived there with Thai artists. People were always walking over and around those rocks-tourists and Thais alike. I didn't know they no longer allowed you to climb on them. It's too bad they have become such a "thing". They were quietly respected and it was wonderful to just come across them. I guess the amounts of tourists-Thai and foreign alike going to see them have grown so much that they have decided to put more precautions around-and it allows entrepreneurial people to make money at the same time :-)
They served mushroom omelets in those days too and we smoked ganja pretty openly...
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Locals cry foul as farang climbs on sacred Samui landmark
in Koh Samui News
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I lived on the beach near those rocks in the late 80's and was there in the early 90's too. I lived there with Thai artists. People were always walking over and around those rocks-tourists and Thais alike. I didn't know they no longer allowed you to climb on them. It's too bad they have become such a "thing". They were quietly respected and it was wonderful to just come across them. I guess the amounts of tourists-Thai and foreign alike going to see them have grown so much that they have decided to put more precautions around-and it allows entrepreneurial people to make money at the same time :-)
They served mushroom omelets in those days too and we smoked ganja pretty openly...
Things change.......