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We said goodbye to Vietnam and had signed up for a 10-day worldschooler eco retreat in Krabi, Thailand with NatureMind-ED with the Mcdougalls. Before we got there we signed Lucas up for Invisalign and played some pickleball in Bangkok.

The eco retreat was amazing, lead by Pierre Echaubard who holds a PHD in Ecology. Each day was filled with lots of adventure and the costs were reasonable. His staff was amazing, you will have to watch some of the things we did.

The purpose of NatureMind-ED is aiming at restoring connections between the human and non-human world, reigniting a spirit of discovery and adventure, embracing the unknown as a place to grow, offering a forum for learning and learning how to learn fearlessly, unconventionally, & collectively.

On day 3, we helped with a reforestation project that NatureMind-ED was doing with the local community. They are working with the property owners around Spirit Mountain to plant trees in the open fields to help bring back biodiversity.

After breakfast, we took a boat to Bat Cave. We swam at the beach and climbed into the cave. It was a challenging climb up three levels of the cave. One part was a 10-foot-tall chute we had to shimmy up. We repelled down the side of the cave from 60 feet in the air.

Where we stayed on spirit mountain the kids were able to rock climb around and boulder, which they did everyday.

Coral restoration was the topic of day 5. We learned about coral and how it fits into the ocean’s ecosystem. We also learned about the coral restoration efforts of Coralyfe in Thailand. We collected some data on the coral as we snorkeled, which we had never done before.

Mangroves was the word of the day on day six. We started the day with a 2-hour kayak journey in Thalane Bay. We learned about the resilience of mangroves and their importance. Mangroves have adapted to grow strong roots in muddy, salty soil. They protect wildlife and the coast from storms like tsunamis.

After kayaking, we went to a mangrove and sea grass nursery. Pierre and his team are working with the owners to grow mangroves that they will transplant to areas around Krabi.
We helped release crabs. We also were able to explore a cave.

Our group packed overnight bags and ventured to Ko Klang. It is a small island next to Krabi town. The villagers are Muslim. It has a population of 5,000 people. Their livelihoods are fishing, farming, selling honey, batik, and tourism. We stopped at Khao Khanab Nam caves, an archaeological site where human remains and artifacts were found, dating back thousands of years. It was occupied by the Japanese during World War II.

All 30 of our group spent the night in a homestay on Ko Klang. Lucas and Henry got to sleep in a tent with Austin and Aiden.

We learned about batik, an ancient fabric wax-resist dyeing tradition. We pulled some mangroves out of the ground to take back to the nursery for planting. We went to learn about bees and honey at a stingless bee farm. The stingless bees produce less honey than honey bees but more valuable and a lot is used as medicinal honey.

We took an impromptu hike out into the river bed at low tide to watch the fishermen catching clams. The kids had fun in the muddy sand. We saw a giant worm and horseshoe crabs. When we got back to shore, we made another spur-of-the-moment decision to do a beach cleanup.

We departed Spirit Mountain at 4:30 a.m. to hike up to Tiger Cave Temple, a Buddhist temple in Krabi. It is a strenuous climb up to the top. There are 1,260 stairs leading to the summit, and most of the stairs are steep. The top of the stairs is 900 feet high. We watched the sunrise and admired the giant golden Buddha on top of the mountain. Coming down the stairs is harder than going up. Our legs were shaking by the time we got to the bottom. We were greeted on the way down by aggressive monkeys who stole a few water bottles.

We ended the program where it began, back at Spirit Mountain in a drum circle.

Pierre and his staff are professional, passionate, and kind. They tailor the program to the group. The program incorporates learning, exploring, adventure, opportunities for personal growth, and mindfulness. Spirit Mountain is a magical place. Our bungalow was comfortable. The food is delicious. The staff is attentive and friendly. We highly recommend the NatureMind-ED eco-retreat.

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