Step One Variant

Hello All!

This post is thankfully uneventful. After the dramas of the last week, we are happy to report that nothing but recovery, and climbing (devoted rehab) has begun again.

Tiff is working on a Tonsai classic 'Tidal Wave' (7b+/26) and John on Voodoo Doll (7c+/28) - another climb on the roof of the Tonsai Wall.

It has started raining every afternoon now, which is weird because it's meant to be getting really hot now until June, when it starts raining each afternoon and then pouring in July until September. It's nice, and soothes the humidity of the day away, but it means that only overhanging crags are in in the afternoon.

A lot of people have left since we got here. The whole place has gone quiet and at night it's a bit eerie - a huge contrast to before our ill-motivated trip to Ao Nang. The climbs are easier to access now - no waiting in line for the classics.

We went exploring yesterday afternoon and found all the cliffs down to the nothern end of Tonsai beach. Some very cool routes there, although because they are a ten minute walk (as opposed to two minutes) from the main drag, they are less popular.

We have yet to explore Railay crags (twenty minutes walk from our cabin), but we have heaps of time to go. We have made some friends, so hopefully can get you some climbing pictures soon.

We are in Krabi today - bought ourselves a gas stove and some breakfast foods. We have had our first pizzas and they were heaven!!! The contrast to the staple Thai foods was such a relief (although Tiff got really sick from the wheat and cheese it was worth it). And they home deliver! We had KFC today and it was he same disgusting greasy crap you get in Australia, but again it was a welcome change. So we will make ouselves breakfast around 7am (the restaurants open at 7:30), and make ourselves a night meal every once in a while (and try to stay away from pizza and KFC).

We are currently being bombarded with what sounds like propaganda from a truck driving past blaring Thai music and speeches - perhaps in regards to politics, perhaps not.

We have been unaffected so far (touch wood) by the riots in Bangkok (we hope you are well Tae), and the only effect the earthquakes have had on us was that we had trouble finding a hotel in Ao Nang because the tourists from Ko Phi Phi had all come in for a quick getaway in the case of another Tsunami.

Hope all are well, and not too wet (we heard about the cyclone).

Saintrinity
John and Tiff