Climbing Again in Krabi

The climbing was amazing, the crowds were not. We woke up early each morning to try to avoid the inevitable clusterfuck that would happen. Early mornings also saved you from the suffocating heat and constant sweat dripping from you while on the rock. However, nothing could save you from the monkies. At times, I would be near the top of a climb and they would start jumping from tree to tree all around me, making crazy monkey noises. I got the impression that they didn't want me there. It is crazy to watch them fling themselves into space, completely trusting that they will land on something. I had one hurl itself over my head one day. Monkies also really like bananas. Enough that they will break into your room in the middle of the night. Our friend Chris (the guy in the picture-he is from Durango, Colorado) woke up one night to crashing noises in his bungalow and found himself face to face with a monkey stealing his bananas. Another guy in our bungalows woke up to a 16 foot python in his bed. Fortunately, the worst that happened to me was a gecko dropping on me in the bathroom. It scared the shit out of me, but luckily I was in the bathroom already. Animal encounters, fun times.

We were sad to leave Ton Sai, especially because it is being turned into a resort next month. But our visas are running out and we needed to make a move towards Korea, so we left. I don't know if we will ever go back. With a tear in our eyes and a tightness in our throats, we bid farwell to the limestone cliffs, the longtail boatmen who screamed Ao Nang Ao Nang Ao Nang every few minutes, the Pyramid Cafe where we ordered coffee from a guy named Chai everyday, the bars where we drank buckets on the beach, and our fellow climbers from around the world. We move on to another place, fill our minds with more memories, and hope to see the friends that we leave behind again someday.