There are no roads at all on Cape Thunder (Laem Fapha) in Phra Samut Chedi District of Samut Prakan Province. To reach any of the communites in that area, you will have to travel by boat and on foot. If you study the satellite maps you will see that most of this area is covered by shrimp farms. To reach Khun Samut Chin Village we went by boat and then walked the last two kilometres. There are no restaurants there so make sure you take your own food and bottled water. There are also no hotels. The following are two methods that we know about:

• There is a daily boat service that leaves the pier at Paknam Market. As you walk into the market, straight ahead is the pier for the ferry boat to Phra Samut Chedi on the other side of the river. Don't go there. Turn left  and walk about ten metres. Turn right in the first gap and you will reach the pier for the long-tailed boats. The boat for Wat Khun Samut is supposed to leave at 9.15 a.m. However, we twice missed this boat as it went earlier than advertised. The second time we turned up at 8.40 a.m. and we had just missed it. The cost of this boat is 40 baht each. Make sure you tell him where you want to go as there is another boat that goes elsewhere! The boat won't take you all the way to Ban Khun Samut Chin. At the jetty, get off and just walk south through the shrimp farms. The first house you will reach belongs the village chief. There is also a museum here. The next building is bright red and and contains the village shrine. Keep walking south until you reach a sign in Thai that says turn right for the temple. You then walk through a mangrove forest. When you come out, you will see a concrete raised platform on your left. This takes you out to the temple. The boat returns from the jetty at 3 p.m. There is only one boat returning so make sure you don't miss it. 

Songtaew to Sakhla	Archway before the jetty	Sign at the jetty for the temple

• If you miss the public boat, or you prefer to have more freedom, you can catch the ferry boat to the other side of the river to Phra Samut Chedi. This is about 2 baht depending on the time of day. From there you will need to catch a large blue songtaew to Sakhla. Unfortunately, the sign is only written in Thai so you will need to ask someone. Tell the driver you want to go to Wat Khun Samut. Hopefully he will understand and drop you off at the jetty! After 900 metres, you will turn left onto Suksawat Road. After about a further 2.5 kilometres you will pass over a big bridge and then turn right. You will now travel down this road for about 5.7 kilometres. Just before the jetty, you will pass under a large archway across the road. The jetty is on your right just before the road goes over a steep bridge. You will probably spot a sign in Thai for the temple and also a picture. Go down to the jetty where hopefully there are some boatmen. The cost should be 110 baht per boat. Cheaper if you can share with other people. Tell him you want to go to Wat Khun Samut. The boat journey is just over ten minutes. He will drop you off at a jetty. He won't wait for you, but he will give you his mobile number for you to ring him to come and pick you up. From here, walk south through the shrimp farms and community, following the signs to the temple. Walking distance is just under two kilometres.

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