Things that Fly!

You've got a fast car

...I want a ticket to anywhere. I still feel like that last post (space to think). Actually I think I might have taken too much, or maybe I'm allergic--I didn't check the 'best before' date.

May 17th 2003 --Ao Nang, Krabi, Thailand.
I woke up kind of early today and walked over to 7-11 to pick up a yogurt drink (I wish I could even give it a funny name but the writing on the bottle is all Thai). I also stopped by the scooter rental place and rented a scooter for the day. It only cost me 4 dollars (and I had to leave my passport--a little worried). After cruising around for a bit I headed back to the bungalow to wake Kim up. After checking out some local maps and reading about some temples in the LP (lonely planet) we stowed some water in the trunk and headed off.

I should point out that I've never ridden a scooter before, and while it's not very difficult anyone who saw me starting off and stopping must have recognized ume for the novice that I am. It was awesome once we were going though. The warm air feels just the right temperature rushing by you on the highway. And the scenery that unfolds is quite spectacular.

The first temple was of this giant Buddha laying under a huge cliff. Except for a few playful dogs we were the only ones there. The LP said it was maintained by a single monk, but we didn't see him. The second temple was a lot more interesting.

Before we could go to the second temple we needed to fill up some gas (they give you the bike on empty). When we finally managed to get to a gas station, the attendants must have thought us mad. Coming to a wobbly stop, I didn't know what type of gas to put in let alone where the gas tank was. To complicate things a bit more no one spoke English of course. Nevertheless after a few minutes everything was sorted out and we were on our way with a full tank of gas for only 2 dollars!

The second temple was a lot bigger than the first, but before we began exploring we decided to sit down to a bite to eat. Any need for confirmation that we were in a third world country came during that meal. Millions of flies all over the meat and vegetables and wild turkeys running around looking for scraps. All in all a good phad Thai (noodle veg dish) though.

After finishing lunch Kim walked earnestly up to the fruit stand with the hopes of buying some pineapple only to discover it was invested with bugs. The most hilarious part of this was that Kim still wanted the pineapple! She's a bit of a filthy person (Ha!) and I had to strongly discourage her from buying the rotting fruit.

After feeding some monkeys (Kim got attacked by one) we scouted around. Checked out some cool Buddha statues and then proceeded to climb a 1237 step stair case up a freakin' mountain. It was exhausting. I told Kim it was for mental cleansing and she told me it was for killer legs. At the top we had the greatest view ever. We could see the ocean, which was probably like 25 kilometers away from how high we were. And there was a huge colorful Buddha at the top as well.

When we made it back to the bottom I had two bottles of gatorade and two bottles of water. It was stupid of us to climb that mountain with only one bottle of water each in 40 degree weather.
Anyways Kim decided that it would be fun for her to drive home. lol. I think I said that I trusted her but actually I was scared for my life. She drove half the way home and then let me drive again thank god. We spent the rest of the afternoon on the beach relaxing. Had dinner at one of the surprisingly many Italian restaurants and then spent the evening shopping for fake t-shirts and fake DVD's.

I wonder what we'll do tomorrow.

I wish I had more days like this now. Today I went to the doctor cause I sprained my wrist somehow. The weather kind of sucks today too. I'm in a bad mood. I want to be funny, but feel in a general state of medicated apathy. Ugh.

posted by Rob and Lauren @ 10:22 AM