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My favourite evening walk. Park the bike at Sands Cafe and walk to Jomtien and back. Just under a mile each way.
It’s safe after dark too. Sometimes I prefer it later on.
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Great pics Kenny...much appreciated!
I haven't visited Jomtien Beach at nighttime in quite a while - but will have to buzz around the bay to check it out soon.
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Nice pictures, Kenny, nothing like a few pictures to remind you what you are missing in your life. Thanks for the walk down memory lane.
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What is the state of the water now? I used to love lounging at the beach half a dozen and more years ago but the water was freqently filthy, a result partly from plastic bags and partly the sewage outlet further down the beach.
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What is the state of the water now? I used to love lounging at the beach half a dozen and more years ago but the water was freqently filthy, a result partly from plastic bags and partly the sewage outlet further down the beach.
Unfortunately, the water quality in Jomtien is still a concern because of a screwed up water sewerage system. This is just one (of many) reasons I moved around the bay to Bang Saray - where the water is actually clear. What a concept!
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Thanks for posting pics! A sight for sore eyes and hope to see in person later this year…
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I had a look at Jomtien beach two weeks ago and it was low tide during day. I noticed several sea urchins / sea hedgehogs, live and dead, with spikes broken off but still spiky enough to seriously injure your foot if you step on one. For a swim at night I put on shoes. The seawater in Jomtien has fluorescent plankton, but to get away from the lights on the beach you have to into the sea about 200 m, and then the density of plankton is below average (compared to beaches in Cambodia that I sampled)
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The seawater in Jomtien has fluorescent plankton, but to get away from the lights on the beach you have to into the sea about 200 m, and then the density of plankton is below average (compared to beaches in Cambodia that I sampled)
Be careful: Things like the florescent plankton you describe, as well as the luminescent algae you can also see twinkling along the seascape can poison sea life and make humans very sick if they come into contact with it, so swimming is not advised.
I wouldn't go swimming anywhere along the seaboard in Thailand without wearing rubber dive shoes. Jai and I have stepped on everything from razor sharp mollusk shells to giant box crabs along the shores of Bang Saray - and if it weren't for the dive shoes we would have been in the clinic getting stitched up.