Beachcombing on Turtle Beach, May 2024

Описание к видео Beachcombing on Turtle Beach, May 2024

In which Steve Rosse introduces you to his beachcombing habits, and his "Art," on Turtle Beach, Thailand.

FAQ:

1) "What's the name of that theme song?" It's called "Whatever," performed by Trevor Fisher and The Special Ones.

2) "Why are there so many cigarette lighters on the beach?" Ninety percent of the plastic trash in the oceans comes from city streets. A dog knocks over a trash can, the trash goes in the gutter, the gutter goes to a storm drain, the drain goes to a river, the river goes to the sea. The sea grinds most of it up into microparticles, but lighters are made to hold compressed gas; they are enormously strong and durable. They'll float around for years and never even lose their bright colors. Most of the lighters I find were probably used by street food vendors in Yangon to light their charcoal braziers.

3) "Aren't you afraid of tsunamis?" There has never been a tsunami on Turtle Beach and there never will be one. Tsunamis are only dangerous in shallow water; it's very, very deep right offshore here. That's one reason the turtles like it here.

4) "What if Turtle Beach becomes overdeveloped?" Very little chance of that, and if it happens it will because they finally build the international airport in Phang Nga. But even then, the geology of the place is against development. Even if they someday revoke the protected status of the national park, it will still be too deep to anchor a boat here, so no yachts, no speed boats, no long-tail boats. No jet skis or parasailing. Also, we are not in a bay, protected by headlands, like any tourist beach you can name. Six months out of every year the wind comes off the sea like a freight train. In two years I've paid twice to have my front doors repaired; they were literally blown off their hinges.

5) Where is Turtle Beach? It's on the Andaman Coast of Thailand, North of Phuket, South of Khao Lak. Its real name is Thai Mueang, but since foreigners struggle to pronounce "Mueang," and since it is a protected sea turtle sanctuary, we call it Turtle Beach.

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