We have been tourist! Wow! We finally managed to get organised enough to rent motorbike with someone and get out of Krabi! Well, actually... Someone else got us organised...
A couple of days ago, 4 of us went to the Tiger Cave Temple about 20mins outside Krabi. A rain forest surrounds the temple and the stupa on the very top of a hill. Well, hill is more like a mountain actually. With 1237 (steep) steps to the top; it's no walk in the park; as both Tanja and I realised at step No.415. I honestly thought I was pretty fit, but my body had an altogether different point of view. So here I must confess that I didn't make it. Not even half way. Kirk however kept going and was back down in 1 hour. He ran up... Bastard..! ![]()
The Tiger cave itself is not impressive at all, but the tiny buddha statues in the abbey are. I don't think I properly noticed them last time I was there, although I think I probably just forgot.
Tuesday we to the waterfall in the National Park. It was so incredibly beautiful. Kirk and I managed to climb to the highest waterfall and found a quite secluded lagoon beneath it. Hidden treasures of Thailand. Althought the water was pretty cold! ![]()
Yesterday we went to the Gastrod Fossil Beach. Popularly known as The Shell Fossil Cemetery Beach. Millions of fossiled shells trapped in slaps of rock. And a very nice beach where the water was quite a bit warmer.
Today it's raining. Even though the rainy season should be over it is still raining a fair bit. Last week it rained almost every day and we have been stuck in town for that reason. I for one am very glad it cleared up, as the local politics are getting to me. We have made a lot of friends here. But since they have all been confined to indoors activities (which is non-excistent) even their long term friendships with each other have been fragile in the edges. If there is one thing I don't want on my holiday it is being the middle man in politics. But I guess people are people no matter where you go.
Luvinit
enjoy the rain, the enclosed environment and everybody generally getting krabi with each other!!!sitting in london and your writings just sparked many many many many pleasurable memories!!....just started snowing here (a little) .....damn we live on a fantastic planet!!! tku