In Prachuapkhirikhan I was able to get a room on the fourth floor over looking the Gulf of Thailand, as you can see the veiw was spectacular. The beach was not very good, the sand was hard and dirty. There was a fishing fleet that docked their boats at the pier and in the bay in front of the mountain in the background.

The temple was the highlight of Prachuap.I climbed the 396 steps, at the left in the picture, it took about 25 minutes or so. I passed about 50 monkeys on the way. From babies to grandfathers that stood about 3 feet. They threatened with open mouths and beared teeth but never came close until I walked by then they would grab my pants leg.

Here is one of the monkeys that tugged on my pants. She was docile compared to some of the males. I found myself scrounging for corn and bananas left on the ground to get them to let me pass. When I came down from the temple there were vendors selling corn and bananas, if I only I knew the reason before I went up.
The spire here is the one you can see from the ground. It is an active temple with at least one monk in residence that I saw. He actually walked down to the bottom and back up again while I rested at the top.