My second home is the beach, first is Chanthaburi, the best of two worlds.

Tha Mai has a pool, gym and outdoor gym/exercise park about 400m from town centre (past the fire station)

I'm unsure if there is another public, laned pool in Chanthaburi city?

This park area was opened in 2009 and is well used by locals early morning and in the evening; there's also a small children's playground, lake with fountain and too many fish and turtles; other evening activities can include outdoor aerobics, a 300m circuit jogging/walking track, tai chi, yoga, basketball, and games of takraw (I tried and failed).

One note if you're bringing the family - a dress code for the pool.

No baggy beach shorts for men; no shorts/t-shirts for women or children - 'bathing costumes' available for hire for women and children, unsure if they have swim shorts for men.

3 September

New shophouses at Khlong Khud, halfway between ThaMai and the coast

800m past there - just before the temple - turned left and a 9km road, mainly along the side of the estuary, mangroves, fish farms; exits at the north end of the bridge at Paknam Khaem

Over the hill heading north and a swim at Chao Lao - doesn't show in the pic as they had finished swimming and were eating (!) but was busy - 7 coach-loads of students from a uni in Nakhon Ratchasima at one section of the beach, 8 more coaches 400m further along.

Edited September 3, 201114 yr by Atmos

Sa Kaeo Science Centre For Education

In the grounds of the Education Centre, a dinosaur park.

Situated on Highway 33 about 5km from Sa Kaeo city headed east towards Aranyaprathet on the Cambodia border.

Power boat races at Laem Sing, Chanthaburi

Boat at Paknam Kharm Nu, Chanthaburi

Khung Krabaen environmental area, once home to dugongs (locally - moodud, not payoon as known in other areas)

Edited October 4, 201510 yr by gomangosteen

Two views of Chantaboon, on the Chanthaburi River

1897 and September 2015

^Thanks for the time-lapse photos. Looked a lot better in 1897, tbh though.

Inter-provincial school athletics championship began in Sa Kaeo's Wang Nam Yen this week

the cow in the logo - it's dairy country ! Home to the Wang Nam Yen Dairy Co-operative

http://www.wangnamyendairy.com/home-2.html

Edited October 23, 201510 yr by gomangosteen

Catholic Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, central Chanthaburi city, across the C River from the historic Chantaboon area

Sky blue umbrella under a blue sky

Sugar harvest, Sa Kaeo, 1 January 2016

25 March 2016

Chanthaburi - Tha Mai airstrip, not quite an international airport, naval staff have to stop highway traffic as the runway extension is across the road

Cloud seeding plane takes off in a 'cloud of dust'

Edited March 25, 201610 yr by gomangosteen

Last trip to the Beach.

^ like your photo

Where is it?

When we are at Khung Wiman on Chanthaburi coast, on a clear day can see three small islands further up towards Rayong (before Samet) these ones?

This foto from the nort Pattaya in the afternoon.

Coffee Way Café, Sukhumvit Rd, Noen Sung, Chanthaburi

Edited July 16, 20169 yr by gomangosteen

7pm on Pattaya Beach in Lipe Island

Dragon season, vegetarian festival
Chanthaburi 30.09.16

Saturday 19 November

Nong Wa, amphur Khao Chakan, Sa Kaeo province

Sunday 4 Received 2016

Namtok Phlio National Park, Chanthaburi

^ previous post Sunday 4 December

 

Saturday 3 December 2016, at Chao Lao beach

 

 

Edited December 7, 20169 yr by gomangosteen

Quiet time...fishing on Chanthaburi River at Chantaboon, 25 December 2016

Buildings in background are new extensions to the Catholic high school

 

Edited January 2, 20179 yr by gomangosteen

Tha Mai, 15km from Chanthaburi city, 6.45am today. 

Quiet times..

 

Tha Mai clock tower (see above) has had a makeover, unveiled on 6 February 2017

 

Trirat Road, Chanthaburi

 

Nong Bua community is a few km out of Chanthaburi city on the way towards Laem Sing on the coast. Often stop here to refill my water bottles, have a short rest in the shade on my favourite bike route, a 56km loop

There's a strong cycling group here, road cycling and faster than I can keep up with. Nice area by the waterways that link to the main Chanthaburi River.

 

 

Edited February 19, 20179 yr by gomangosteen

waterfall near Chanthaburi

Nai Harn Sunset....

 

 

Edited February 19, 20179 yr by glassdude007