Hell Fire Pass

Hellfire Pass

We continued our exploration of the Burma-Thailand Railroad by walking through Hell Fire pass where the POWs cut through 325 feet of solid rock, mostly by hand. The pass got its name from all the campfires in the labor camp which could be seen as they worked through the night.

After our hike and a museum visit we took a long tail boat ride down the river Kwae. The river is now dotted by floating resort hotels. The countryside is pretty with the bamboo-teak covered forests up the mountainsides.

After lunch we took a short train ride along the active section of the railroad. (The railroad through the mountains into Burma had been dismantled by the British after the War for colonial control as well as economic reasons.

Train over the River Kwae