Beach Terrace Hotel Krabi

... went for it anyway. The muscles in my arms were still stiff, bruised and on fire when I began the climb. I felt a little energy from the nuts I ate, but still - christ it was tough-going, and on pure determination (and several hanging stops again) I made it 3 quarters of the way up. Then I hit a tough patch, which required a kind of double-step to get a good foot hold, and the nooks I stood on (as I tried to summon the power) were only holding me up by my big toes. <br>My ...

... after cigarette and could hold a straight forward conversation. We both decided he was the best person to supervise us climbing up a cliff face!!! The only worrying thing when we came to kit up was that he was more interested in the size of Simon's flip flops than in the climbing gear. He even asked Simon if he could borrow his footware to walk on water!<br> About an hour later after a very quick lunch we ...

... large open grounds. Next we left the hotel and walked around the shops and restaurants finally deciding to have dinner. We&#8217;re staying at Klong Moung, which is a beautiful beach that is somewhat secluded, the Sheraton and a few local houses and restaurants sharing it. Just outside the gates to the Sheraton we visited a number of restaurants and little shops. Gabe was salivating looking at all the menus and I was excited to see a simple cheese ...

... spirits after having spent a few days in Bangkok. We spent the next few days relaxing and enjoying Koh Samui. One afternoon we had a game of football golf - it's the same as golf, but you kick a football! It was a 18 hole par 66 course with a free soft drink thrown in. It was good fun - the variety of holes were challenging, but ******* your feet. Judith somehow managed to get a hole in one at the 18th, so ...

... passed on the shock to our side of the beach! There was a huge thunder and lightening storm after this, which we sat on the porch of our room and watched with a few beers. It was a really spectacular sight as Phi Phi is a really green, hilly island surrounded by ocean, and when the lightening hit it lit up everywhere. The next day we headed back on the boat to Phuket to fly on to Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam via Bangkok for a ...

... continued towards Maya bay. A wonderful paradise. We relaxed and admired the remarkable scenery from the movie "The Beach" (Leo di Caprio/Virginie Ledoyen). That was unbelievable. <br><br>We went on to Pi Leh Lagoon, a beautiful enclosed lagoon, where the sea was just turquoise! The boat jumps up and down with the speed and the two Singapourian girls with us scream like teenagers. They look a bit Japanese, with loads of customised ...

... was just so amazing and again I had to keep pinching myself to take it all in. I haven't done much rock climbing before and soon remembered how tiring it is on the wrists and forearms! There were many climbs of different levels. The first one was quite easy and I managed it quite quickly but the second one really tough. In hindsight I should have given up and saved energy but in true stubborn style I kept going until my arms were gone! I then had to rest until after lunch when I ...

the weather hasn't been the best on the west coast of Thailand thus far... we've learned that the current season is shouldering on dry and wet... sucks but we had a fairly good time in Krabi regardless... after trucking through the Thai island on the west coast, we were looking forward to affordability... cheaper rooms, good cheap street food and just all around cheapness! via ferry we arrived on Krabi with hopes of better weather... not ...

... Meeting up with our guides Mon and Pon who are Thai born and bred and expert climbers themsleves. Mon having come third in the world at the boldering chamionships the year before. Getting set up with the kit we need, harnesses, shoes and ropes and we head to the first of two climbing sites for the day. The first site is busy with climbers due to the other beginers site being underwater due to the tides. We start off with four in our group, Kim and I plus two girls from ...

... and made it down safely, but we were covered in sweat and mud. Nice. <br><br>The tide was out slightly when we got back to the beach, so even Railay East was looking rather nice and it's definitely the poor relation here... <br><br> <br><br>We came back to shower, sorted out a few flights in Oz, had some lunch, and later we're going to try and ...