we got them back today!! thanks to an anonymous tigerline travel worker who picked them up at our hotel on ko lipe, brought them to the boat...and then thanks to the captain, and then the person that transfered them to the bus in hat yao, and then to the bus driver for handing them to our savior, a woman who works at a travel agency here who was our english/thai language liason and made everything happen for us so that we can really leave tomorrow for bali as planned! we are so lucky!!!!!!!!! there is a picture below of carson holding a boquet of flowers we bought for her in thanks.
today we rented a motorbike and went out into the amazing countryside, towering rock cliffs and formations, like jurassic park or hawaii or just this beautiful place, krabi. we went to a temple where dozens of monkeys roam around and swing from trees and powerlines and wait for bananas to be given to them by tourists. we walked up 1,237 stairs to the top of one of the cliffs (the most physical exercise either of us has had in a long time, not to mention doing this at the hottest time of the day...i was drenched in sweat!) up at the top, though, is a fine reward, a stunning 360 degree view of the area, more rock formations, green expanses, part of the national park, and a view out to krabi town and the sea. there is also an enormous golden buddha sitting up at the top (there's a picture below of carson standing next to it to give a context of the size!), and many other little buddhas and altars and offerings. it was absolutely gorgeous up there, the sky was blue and white clouds and dramatic grey ones too, sun rays illuminating all the golden buddhas. it was well worth the hike up some of the steepest stairs i've ever experienced (picture of that below too).
we rode our bike out into the unknown, trying to find the national park, but finding a little resort out among the trees instead, with some of the best thai food we've had in thailand....panang curry, fried mixed vegetables, turmeric fried shallot rice, and pineapple fried rice served in a pineapple! (picture of that below too :)
we also went to the market again, which we love. there are two night markets in krabi and good food everywhere. we are going to go down to the other one now and have some of our last tastes of thai food, a fresh grilled, salt rubbed, herb stuffed red snapper, phad thai with prawns, mixed vegetables fried, and a som tam salad with cucumber (my favorite!).
our friend chloe arranged for us to be picked up from the airport in bali and brought to the guesthouse she is staying...it sounds incredibly beautiful there, and we get to stay for two weeks at least with her and the family that lives there. we are also confirmed to be workshop volunteers at the bali spirit festival for 4 days!
we will be taking off tomorrow to transfer in kuala lumpur on our way to bali...we'll write again after we arrive!
enjoy the pictures!
melissa
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