Located inside the Sattahip naval base, Ko Ped aka Monkey Island is a scrubby rock about a kilometre offshore, home to a large population of scruffy looking crab-eating macaques. These monkeys were introduced to the island to be a tourist attraction for local boat and yacht charters. Usually a troop of hungry monkeys are there waiting whenever any craft approaches, but strangely today even though two of our SUP’s resembled giant bananas, there wasn’t a single cheeky chimp to be seen.
Calm morning conditions made for a fun leisurely cruise and the 5km paddle was completed comfortably in about 90 minutes. Starboard SUP models used were the 12’ Big Easy, the 10' Whopper, the 9'8 Element and the 11'2 Blend. Thank you to
Amara Watersports and
Drifters Beach Café for use of their SUP’s.
