Friday, February 15, 2008
Thailand Trip - Day 5: Railay
I was woken by the sound of construction. They must be clearing the forest to build a new resort. I am still not feeling well but had a good nights sleep. We eventually got out and had breakfast at 11:30.
We headed over to west Railay and lay in the shade for the hottest part of the day. There is a big difference between the people you see in Ao Ton Sai and Railay. In Ao Ton Sai everyone is thin, strong and tanned, even the woman with young babies. In Railay you see some of these people but you also see large, old, pale people. In Ao Ton Sai you feel flabby and weak. In Railay you feel young and healthy.
Later we went over to princess beach. I saw some people jumping off a rock and swam over. An American came up behind me and said he had done the jump before and offered to go first. When he surfaced he said he had scraped his shin on a rock. Now there was a group of us up there, including Tim. There was much discussion on whether it was a good idea to follow, which area not to land, that the tide was going out, techniques to avoid going too deep etc. Then Tim suddenly ran off with arms and legs flailing. He said he hit the bottom but had sandals on so his feet were fine. There was more discussion but the next to jump was a girl so of course the rest of us followed in quick succession. No one else was hurt.
By the time we were walking along the path Ao Ton Sai the sun was almost in the water and a burning red. We tried to capture the scene but our photographic skills weren't up to the task. As we reached the beach the moon was out and there was a large group of people all looking up at the rock. Then a body came falling off the top and "whomp" his parachute opened and he glided down to the beach. We got some pictures of the two others that followed him.
That evening the restaurants were full of couples celebrating Valentines day. We waited for and hour for our food. When we complained the waiter was able to get the order completed in 5 minutes! I think they had forgotten about us.
I have been taking imodium and rehydration saches and am feeling better, still not 100%. Hopefully tomorrow we will be able to get on to some more active stuff.
We headed over to west Railay and lay in the shade for the hottest part of the day. There is a big difference between the people you see in Ao Ton Sai and Railay. In Ao Ton Sai everyone is thin, strong and tanned, even the woman with young babies. In Railay you see some of these people but you also see large, old, pale people. In Ao Ton Sai you feel flabby and weak. In Railay you feel young and healthy.
Later we went over to princess beach. I saw some people jumping off a rock and swam over. An American came up behind me and said he had done the jump before and offered to go first. When he surfaced he said he had scraped his shin on a rock. Now there was a group of us up there, including Tim. There was much discussion on whether it was a good idea to follow, which area not to land, that the tide was going out, techniques to avoid going too deep etc. Then Tim suddenly ran off with arms and legs flailing. He said he hit the bottom but had sandals on so his feet were fine. There was more discussion but the next to jump was a girl so of course the rest of us followed in quick succession. No one else was hurt.
By the time we were walking along the path Ao Ton Sai the sun was almost in the water and a burning red. We tried to capture the scene but our photographic skills weren't up to the task. As we reached the beach the moon was out and there was a large group of people all looking up at the rock. Then a body came falling off the top and "whomp" his parachute opened and he glided down to the beach. We got some pictures of the two others that followed him.
That evening the restaurants were full of couples celebrating Valentines day. We waited for and hour for our food. When we complained the waiter was able to get the order completed in 5 minutes! I think they had forgotten about us.
I have been taking imodium and rehydration saches and am feeling better, still not 100%. Hopefully tomorrow we will be able to get on to some more active stuff.
Comments:
I'm glad you both came away from the big jump unscathed. I remember that horror story Valda told us of her friend misjudging a big jump and seriously injuring herself!! Sounds like you're meeting some cool people. The parachuting dudes must have been spectacular!! Glad you're feeling better too :)
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