Let me reiterate, it is WONDERFUL to wake up in an Air Conditioned room. I'm glad we're here for 3 nights. In addition, PP Charlie's Hotel comes with the best complimentary breakfast buffet I've ever had. It was loaded with Thai food (Phad Thai, Fried rice with crab), American food (eggs, bacon, taters), Euro food, pastries, made to order omelets, and fresh tropical fruit. I ate far beyond capacity.
Terri's been sick for a few days with seasickness, so I explored much of the day on my own. Phi Phi Island is small enough that there's no roads, so I walked back into the jungle where the locals live and it was quite interesting. I even got to play with someone's pet monkey, all the while wishing I had accepted the rabies shot offered to me at the Travel Doc clinic before I left.
With a little encouragement, I got Terri out to join on the snorkel/cliff-jumping tour this afternoon. She did most of the snorkeling, I did all the cliff jumping. Laced up in my loaned pink tennis shoes and mittens for rock-climbing to the top, I looked 100% out of my element. Should I let it go, or can I ask why they give the white farang the pink tennies and make me wear mittens to climb? Well, it was more than I bargained for. Luckily I'm left with no major injuries, despite a slightly sprained wrist and swallowing a gallon of seawater. I was brave enough to jump 5 times from a 50 foot cliff, but it scared the crap out of me, and no way was I courageous enough to go off the 80 foot one. My guide jumped from 60 feet out of a tree, but I could only imagine the headlines if I attempted: "Farang Fish Food, Nemo's on the Reef Full."
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The snorkeling was quite nice, as we were not far from port. Plenty of color down under, along with a moray eel, lots of lionfish, parrotfish, angelfish, sweetlip clams, and some very cool red and purple coral. A very good Thai dinner followed, coupled with the nightly rainstorm. Off to bed, and hopeful for some sun tomorrow.
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