Well I am supposed to be in Mumbai... but after much thought I decided to give my brief stint in India a miss... I just couldnt face having to deal with big cities, after spending a super relaxing week on the beach! I headed back to Railay and decided to stay...Okay so I lost a flight and rebooked one for nothing, but as my mother always says: "Its just paper - money- its just paper!"...thanks mom :) And it all worked out for the good - because there I was bobbing in the ocean, and I heard my name being called...none other than a friend from London who I used to work with - Ana, who worked at the Hollywood with me! how random!
Anyway, that cemented the deal, and I am now still sitting in Thailand! Ana is travelling with 2 friends of hers, and that night we went out for a "few harmless beers"...
Anyhoo famous last words. Shots were had. Thai Whiskey buckets got drunk. It didnt end well... I left Ana at a bar, as I had booked a rock climbing/ cliff jumping tour the following day... SO the next morning when I saw Ana, she looked like she had been in a bar brawl... its all a bit of a mystery, but she has bruises all over her legs and arms, and we suspect that she has pulled all the muscles along her side! That fateful evening I last saw her chatting to some dudes about Muay Thai Boxing - so it looks like Ana might have tried a bit of boxing with the locals!!! So Ana is a little worse for wear at the moment....
About my rock climbing tour..Well its a day out on a boat and a small group of about 10 of us made out towards some of the smaller islands, where you climb up the rocks and then jump off various ledges 5m, 10m, and even a mind boggling 25m high!! Its all free climbing so no harness or anything because if you fall you just land up in the water.. It was a lovely day, and it was 2 of us girls and 8 very buff looking guys. The jumping bit I wasnt worried about - but rock climbing requires some serious strength!! Us girls gave it a good crack but after about 45mins of clutching onto a rock like a terrified starfish, I had to throw in the towel of attempting the super high climbs! I managed to at least get a little bit high and lept of the cliff gracefully of course. Rock climbing is bloody hard, and you are supposedly meant to use more of your legs than your arms, but I just couldnt trust JUST my legs to propel me up a sheer cliff face! It was still an awesome day though - as we did some snorkelling, had a lovely lunch on the beach AND I got to perve at the super sexy dudes clambering up the rocks... such muscle definition... it brought a tear of joy to my eye. I got busted by the tour guide taking pervy pictures... GUILLLLLTY! Also watching the boat driver climb up and take the 25m jump was hectic... he literally scuttled up the rocks like some kind of freakish rock monkey and lept off with ease. It was even scary to watch!! One of the guys landed badly and had a pretty slapped up back but other than that no one was hurt.
A good day was had by all, and even with an added bit of adventure in the end when we got stuck in some hectic rainy stormy weather on the way home. We had to sit on the boat and drink coffee until the heavy rains subsided.
So today we headed off by boat/ferry/minivan to the island of Ko Lanta - its Ana her 2 friends (a couple) and I and we are here for 2 nights. Then I make my way to bangkok to come back to SA, via a flight to India!
We are staying at a lovely resort with a gorgeous position overlooking the sea, a lovely pool and very cute rustic bungalows...
I just hope that Ana starts feeling better tomorrow and we can have some fun in the sun... NO RAIN please! It rained just about all of today :(
Thats all from Thailand - Gypsy Regdelp signing out x
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