Ton Sai, Thailand

So we have been a bit out of touch the past week...in a good way! We have been in Krabi province on a little headland (that seems like an island) called Ton Sai. It took us 2 days to finally get there...From Chang Mai we took and overnight sleeper train to Bangkok where we hung out all day with another traveler (Brad) that we met on the train (a bit of testosterone for Chris after being stuck with Lily and I pretty much exclusively beside the trek). Then an overnight bus to Saret Tani where we were stuck at 6am for 2 hours while we waited for a mini bus to pick us up and finish off the last 3 hours of the trip to Krabi town...but we weren't done yet! We then had to catch a taxi to Ao Nang (only about 20 minutes) and then a longboat to Ton Sai (another 20 minutes). Needless to say, we were ready to hang out for a while when we got there.

We fell in love with it! it is beaches surrounded by huge cliffs...a big climbing area. We met this kiwi named Stacy (she stayed in the bungalow across from us) the first day. She has been there for about on and off for the past 5 months and she introduced us to tons of people around the area and took us to a couple great climbing areas (one of which we got harassed by monkeys, note the picture, for about half the time). The views from the tops of these climbs would make Tahoe jealous (and made us want to stay for a lot longer than we had time for)! We even convinced her that she needed to come to Tahoe because she was already considering going to Yosemite with a friend in June...what's an extra week if you are traveling all that way, right? So the last week has consisted of just about that...climbing, relaxing in our hammocks reading and listening to the waves.

We are in Saret Tani right now waiting for a night ferry to Koh Tao where Chris and Lily will start their diving courses in the morning (cutting it close getting there). If I get motivated I might go for my advanced certification...we'll see.

wish you could all be here,
Dana