This is not the first time that I have been up the Panernthung Mountain, but it is the first time that have come to have a look at birds and wild animals with experts. The reason why I have to say this is because I really do respect Phee Jiab's ability even Fiona, a Westerner who came along with us also accepted his ability. Phee Jiab met Fiona at Surin Archipelago. She is a diver who came along to help her friends to do a research on marine animals and coral. As far as I could gather, she had been diving in many islands. It makes me jealous of her life. As for Phee Jiab you can forget it because he had been to all parks in Thailand. Today Phee Jiab has already started to have a look at foreign birds in Asia. I don't really know what meritorious deeds this pair have done to deserve all the luck.

               We reached Kangkracharn Park about 1130 hours. We were fooling around and by the time we had reached Ban Krang at km.15 it was almost afternoon. Phee Sutas, Chief of Ban Krang Unit immediately came to have a chat with Phee Jiab about new birds which he had seen as soon as he knew about our arrival. I felt that this pair was very happy and excited, but for me it did not make any difference for I don't know anything about birds. After setting up the camp, Phee Jiab did not waste any time, he immediately took us up the mountain with another official by the name of Jim. Khao Pakarang (Coral Mountain) is a limestone mountain. The passage is an old trail for tree dragging near km.15 Ban Krang. While we were walking up the track I had seen many footprints of bison's and boars all the way. Upon reaching the top of the mountain, I knew then why they have called it Coral ountain, because it looks very much like a coral-to the extent that if you happen to fall down, you certainly will cut yourself by the sharpness of the stones-but more importantly is the beauty and the complexity of the high mountain tops.

                They were so beautiful that they had at once dispelled all your tiredness. At this point I had seen multicolor hawks flying calmly searching for their preys. It reminded me of a proverb which said "having eyes like a hawk". Having been gratified with the natural beauty, we were led by officer Jim through a small cave at the beginning of the route Jim had clapped his hands so many times that I could not help asking him why did he clapped his hands. The reply received was that this cape was a favorite napping place for the bears. Having heard that I, therefore, helped him to clap my hands also. After that we came out of the cape at the exit in order to get to the car park, while we were walking towards the car, I heard Phee Jiab said, "stop". Everybody was quiet. I did not know what was happening, but when I lifted my binocular and looking through it then I realised that the image I had seen was an Oriental Pied Hornbill, which is a kind of Hornbill, perching on a tree. I did not know what it was doing, but this was the first time that I have seen a Hornbill in its natural habitat. It appeared so free that it made me felt that a bird is not the creature to be kept in a cage by human-being. One hundred metres further from the Hornbill we found a flock of Dusky Langurs, Created Serpent-Eagles, Wild Fowls. At that moment I felt I had already been excited by bird watching. Our first day's journey ended in the kitchen of Ban Krang's officials. We let the fate of our stomachs with this kitchen. Phee Soodjai, a great chef was the cook. This was my second meal of the day.

                Phee Jiab and Fiona had changed my whole concept that I was simple with my ways of eating, living, sleeping and were not fussy about these things. But in comparison with these pair, they had beaten me hollow. Because these pair they could live on fruits and water for the whole day, especially Fiona, she is a vegetarian. We could not help teasing her that she eats like a monkey. Having done our jobs, we returned to our camp, and what I had seen before me was so beautiful. The back ground created by the dark blue sky with glittering stars sharing half with the dark screen which were competing with the lights from flyfires. It was truly magnificent. Phee Jiab and I were sitting on a log round the fire till about midnight.

                I was waken up early the next morning at about half past four to prepare our supplies for a trip to see a sea of fog at km.30. By the time we commenced on our journey it was 6.00 am. On our way we met many animals. There were such flocks of animals as White-handed Gibbons, a family of 3 Wreathed Hornbills-father, mother and their offspring, Nok Phrayafai Mae Sariang, Red back, Mountain Imperial Pigeon, Greater Flameback, Greater Yellownape etc. But the most impressive thing that made me almost forgotten about the sea of fogs was the Black Giant Squrrel which was clinging on a branch of a tree about 100-200 metres. Phee Jiab was sitting at the back of the sporty jeep ordered me to stop. I did not know what she wanted me to stop for "Get out" was Fiona's order to get our of the car.

                Phee Jiab lifted the binocular up and said "Black Giant Squrrel". Fiona and I lifted our binoculars and looking through them but we could not see it. We had to resort to using the telescope and asked Phee Jiab to zoom it for us. When Fiona and I were looking through it. We were looking at each other doubtfully. How on earth did she know that there was a Black Giant Squrrel sleeping on the tree branch. I must admit that it was very beautiful, blackish and about the size of a cat, with a yellow belly in the middle. To enable us to see these details of the squirrel, we have to zoom up at 30x-40x. My imagination occurred in the middle of the sea of fogs at km.30 at the viewing point that you can go up and see the sea of fogs, looking at the beauty and