Addendum to Khao Sok (Moral)

I just wanted to add a little story.  If you've been reading this blog, you know my feelings about the cave (narrow opening, deep water, darkness, snakes and LEECHES!).  So, the next day, after the Rafflesia flower hunt, I hiked into Khao Sok Park to the waterfall.  I was sitting by the waterfall admiring the jungle, the water, the sun . . . Well, you get the idea.  When I got ready to leave, I noticed blood on my leg behind my knee and also on my handkerchief.  You guessed it - a LEECH!  The interesting thing is that it didn't hurt, but itched after I knocked it off and that, for a tiny little puncture, it bled like crazy!  So, the moral to this story is - The harder you try to avoid something, the faster it comes around to bite you in the butt, or leg in this instance!