05/09/2009
Visited the best of the 3 museums in town that described in a non-critical way the facts behind the building of the railway from Burma into Thailand. It certainly wasn't an easy task given the terrain and haste with which it was forced through, and when you look at the weather here in monsoon season (now) you realise why so many lives were lost. About 100,000 many of whom were buried beside the railway, and were subsequently reburied in more formal war cemetries after the war. The Japanese did at least keep complete records of deaths so the graves bear names, ranks and regiments.
The bridge itself has been rebuilt a few times at the end of WWII and isn't particularly impressive but you can walk over it and actually be on the bridge when a train passes over.
Headed south in the afternoon to find a suitable beach location for an overnight stop, which we eventually did. And the fish is paricularly good here too.
We will continue heading almost due south for the next few days and will start to think about finding ferry times between Malaysia and Sumatra. Also keeping an eye on the situation in Java.
Lat 11 47.86 N
Long 99 48.11 E
Town Prachuap Khiri Khan
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