Rock Climbing

So Dan went back to Bangkok and I signed up for a morning of rock climbing. I took the beginner's course which was fun. The climbing was pretty hard at times and you work a whole new set of muscles in your hands and forearms. I've decided to stay another night here because an Air Asia flight back to BKK is only a teeny bit more expensive than an overnight train, except the same thing has happened, the booking was not confirmed, so I will call in the late hours of the night when they shouldn't be busy.

So I'm hanging around this beach, which is practically an island, its isolated. There are mountains behind us so there aren't a ton of people here and its fun. One of the girls working at the restaurant that I always sit at told me she loves me and paid me 2 baht (2/40 of $1) to give me 2 kisses on the cheek and for me to kiss her on the cheek. Her and her friends including one "ladyboy" (as they call Thai males that have long hair and dress and try to act like women, surprisingly convincing until you look at the shoulders and the waist) were having quite the time talking about me. I just sit there and laugh at them laughing.

I also saw a bunch of small monkeys playing around on this net back in the jungle. Yeah we've just got monkeys running around. Why would I return to Bangkok? I don't know, I think its to play pickup and to plan leaving the country, since my visa expires 5 March. I can leave the country and come back in 5 minutes later and get a new 30 day visa but i don't know if I want to do that.

Tomorrow I will rock climb again, maybe learn to "lead climb".