Whilst enroute to the Pala-U Jungle Trail/Waterfall, our guide (known to us as "Chai"), decided to stop by a small Pineapple Plantation to break the almost 2-hr journey from Hua Hin. Each Pineapple, carefully wrapped in newspaper to prevent insects from attacking the young fruit, cost about 8 baht (about $0.25) when harvested. With fields of pineapples growing at various stages, no wonder pineapples are plentiful for desert at the end of each Thai meal.
With just a 20-30 min stopover, it was a good physical & educational break from sitting down (in the mini van) for the past one hour. Aaron-James had a good walk around for fresh air and for some peace & quiet.
Dad went round examining the newspaper-wrapped fruits. (Must be real smart pineapples. Kept updated with the latest news !!!). Sure needs manpower to do all that, let alone harvesting the fruit among the pricky leaves.
Clarissa-Anne generally had a good stretch. Fortunately, it was not too hot (up in the mountains area). A good preview of the lives of the people from the province.
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