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We're at Ko Phetra on our way to Langkawi, Malaysia which is just =
south of here. The island is beautiful. It's a very tall limestone =
peak that is a popular place for collecting birds nests which are =
worth their weight in gold, or so the story goes. We chatted to some =
birds nest collectors on the beach yesterday as they were arriving =
back from a collection and they let us handle some of the nests. We =
offered them the equivalent of $30 for one tiny nest and they wouldn't =
take it. I think the bird is a Tern of some sort and the entire nest =
is snow white and is made out of the birds saliva exclusively.
Areas of nest collection are guarded fiercely by the collectors. They =
build huts on top of tall rocks or that hang from cliff faces and live =
there just to keep and eye on their prizes.
These islands have still not recovered completely from the devastation =
left by the tsunami. Yesterday we were at a beach just north of here =
and the huts on the beach are still in a shambles and they're slowly =
working to recover. We found a few tsunami warning signs that look =
like they were knocked flat by the previous tsunami. We gave the sea =
gypsies on the beach some clothes and other goodies to help them out.
The fishing here is great. I've been catching (and releasing) various =
species on my fly rod. The local fisherman have set up a net on a =
small point close to where we've anchored and there are a lot of =
larger fish that mill around outside the nets that I've been catching.
We're both fully recovered after eating something bad. Time for =
breakfast. Hope you're all well.
Regards,
Mark (and a sleeping Kerry)
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