My plan was to do a short post with several photos to illustrate the Thailand adventure thus far. Unfortunately, the internet is extremely slow, and it took way too long to upload just this one photo.
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| Monkeys island hopping on a longboat.
This sums things up pretty well.
I will say this: Thailand is an amazing paradise. We've been here almost a week, and this place blows my mind every day. We've spent 2 days on a longboat (a big, motorized canoe), rigging water lines, highlines, space achors, kayaking, deep water soloing, followed by 2 days rigging and walking a highline attached to a stalactite high over the bay (I spent one of those days yoga-ing, biking, and beaching). From our ledge up on the limestone wall, we could see giant jellyfish drifting in the water far below, and we looked down on Thailand's bald eagle circling for fish.
And the food! I have never tasted such fresh, flavorful food in my life. And each meal costs between 1 and 3 US dollars. Noodles and curry for breakfast? Yes, please. Mango and sticky rice? Sure, why not. Coconut water straight from the coconut? Mmmm-mmm....
Today, we took a rest day and did "batik." It's an art craft where you drip wax in a design on cloth, then use ink to paint your design. After a day of drying, the wax is cleaned off, leaving white lines where the wax once was. About 6 of us made individual designs, and we collaborated on a pirate flag. Why a pirate flag, you ask? Yarr, because we're chartering a pirate ship of course! That's right, we are spending 5 days looting the bay and searching for treasure. Actually, we are going to ride around and explore islands for highlining and climbing potential, camping on beaches, kayaking, swimming, and generally acting like monkeys!
And with that, I am off to the beach! Until next time, mateys..........
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