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[status]We arrived last night around 7pm to the national park. We were greeted after a lot of flashing lights ashore by a park ranger and some guys in a boat. Very nice chaps, but insistent I go ashore to meet with the manager. So, by now it was 8pm and I went ashore. The security guard was carrying a baseball bat. I found out while walking to the station that the bat was to keep animal 'away' if they came too close. This place was crawling with wildlife as we walked to the ranger station. We sorted out the details of this place, finding out it is a no anchoring marine reserve as well as a land based reserve. So, for a fee of $60USD we get to use the large park mooring. We signed up for the jungle trekking for today, including the tiger rehabilitation station. All told, it should be a good day today,but was not inexpensive... :)
[weather] party cloud skies, 25C, 10135.3 pressure, 7-10 kts SE, calm seas

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