Discover” is an oft-misused word. Did European sailing captains discover the lands they named 500 years ago, or were the indigenous people they found the true explorers?
If I was Cook, Magellan, Malacca or Cortez, I would surely claim discovery of the caves and hongs of Phang Nga Bay, Halong Bay and other SE Asia locations. There are spots where I was undoubtedly the first human, but one has to ask the question, “What special creativity, will and equipment did I have that allowed me to be here before anybody else?” If there are any real discoveries left in the GPS era, chances are they are in caves. I came to Phang Nga as a seasoned sea cave explorer, actually developing the Tidal Technology for a low-roof cave on Moloka’i’s North Shore. (See Readings, “Sea Caves As I Know Them”) Well, it takes a certain amount of stupidity, confidence, experience, boldness and a deep breath of downright abandon to paddle into a dark sea cave in an unfamiliar Ecosystem with no idea what to expect.,, and because Thailand is the center of sea crocodile range, every time I entered a new cave I kept my paddle poised to stick it straight in some crocs mouth. Fortunately, th
If I was Cook, Magellan, Malacca or Cortez, I would surely claim discovery of the caves and hongs of Phang Nga Bay, Halong Bay and other SE Asia locations. There are spots where I was undoubtedly the first human, but one has to ask the question, “What special creativity, will and equipment did I have that allowed me to be here before anybody else?” If there are any real discoveries left in the GPS era, chances are they are in caves. I came to Phang Nga as a seasoned sea cave explorer, actually developing the Tidal Technology for a low-roof cave on Moloka’i’s North Shore. (See Readings, “Sea Caves As I Know Them”) Well, it takes a certain amount of stupidity, confidence, experience, boldness and a deep breath of downright abandon to paddle into a dark sea cave in an unfamiliar Ecosystem with no idea what to expect.,, and because Thailand is the center of sea crocodile range, every time I entered a new cave I kept my paddle poised to stick it straight in some crocs mouth. Fortunately, th
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