Monkey See, Monkey Do, Monkey Chew - The Next Chapter

Chapter 2:  Last weekend, David and I went to Hua Hin, a beach town about 2.5 hrs. south of Nichada Thani (where we live).  The morning after we arrived, we took the shuttle into town to check out the pier and surrounding area.  We hired a tuk-tuk driver (Khun Wow is his name) to take us around to get the lay of the land.  One recommendation of Khun Wow was to visit Monkey Mountain.  I assumed it was a wildlife park – I was wrong.  As we drove to the top of the mountain, we began seeing monkeys everywhere.  The largest were no taller than 1.5 feet tall.  We walked down a street to a nearby wat (temple), as probably 100 monkeys lined the street - monkeys were everywhere!  They were hanging from electrical wires, climbing trees, sitting on rocks, etc.  We reached a place where a woman was selling small buckets of bananas to feed the monkeys.  Khun Wow suggested we buy a bucket.  As the bucket was being filled, a literal MASS of monkeys started moving towards us.  The woman held up the bucket.  Next thing we knew, monkeys were straddling our calves and climbing up our backs. We even had monkeys climb to the top of our heads while others sat on our shoulders. They ALL wanted bananas.  You might think this would freak us out a bit – IT DID!  After about 5 minutes, the woman threw the rest of the bananas on the ground so the monkeys could fight over them (she must have sensed our apprehension).  From there we walked a little farther to a viewpoint of the ocean.  It was beautiful.  Khun Wow took a photo of us while we were standing about 3 feet from a monkey perched on the edge of the railing.  He suggested that we move a little closer to the monkey when all of a sudden…CHAPTER 3!