I'm staying in a private bungalo that's pretty rustic but has all the basic amenities: bed, mosquito netting, lights and electricity, toilet, shower (cold water), and sink. All for 300B a night ($10). After breakfast Kristina introduces me to all of her climber friends, and we hike over to Railay to climb at Diamond Cave.
It's been 2 years since I've climbed so I get back into things slowly with a couple 5's (french grading system), and a 6A (Keep the Jam, Man). I'm a bit rusty and it'll take a few days to develope my lead climbing skills again.
After showering at the bungalo back in Tonsai, we meet for dinner to celebrate Jodi's birthday. It's my birthday tomorrow so it's a kind of double bill. I band together with all the vegetarians and we share our dishes. We have a huge feast of steamed rice, tofu salad, red curry, green coconut curry, yellow noodles, sizzling seafood hotplate, curry seafood in a pinapple, and I get a pineapple banana coconut shake. The food is amazing and cheap (about $3 per person) and I'm stuffed. Kristina brings out a banana cake and we sing happy birthday to Jodi. After dinner we go down to the beach and and drink beers in the cool ocean breeze.
from left: Derek, Curtis, Cindi, Jodi, Gary, Alex, Kristina, Me, Michelle, and Britney.
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