Mae Ramphueng is one of the beaches that runs alongside Mueang Rayong. On the morning we visited the weather was brewing for a storm which hit just as we were leaving.

The beach was not looking its best as it was the day after Songkran and the usual beach cleaning hadn’t taken place. The garbage on the beach wasn’t from beach-goers, but from the many fishing boats and fuel tankers that sail along the coast. It took a while for us to find a mostly clean spot, but we managed it. A real shame as it’s usually a lovely beach. Sometimes we don’t deserve the world we’re given.