Thailand!!!

We arrived here in Thailand last Thursday - it was my first trip away from our little island home and it was a strange feeling to pull close the storm shutters, get on our flight and watch "home" disappear into the wide wide ocean! Well, what we found on the other side of the big pool, was Thailand - absolutely beautiful. We went to Railay in the south for a mini vacation...our fingers began to tingle when we woke up to these cliffs outside our window!

impressive limestone along the bay

what a colorful breakfast-- the fruit is amazing and we are so lucky, it is mango season!!

a group of long boats sitting high after the tide has gone out

Groove tube (5.10a)
I somehow coaxed myself up this polished classic

a view from inside one of the many caves

hanging out atop our last climb of the weekend at 123 wall

and the "bolts"
(ah hmm, thankfully we are safe)
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We had a wonderful little break - and it was good to stretch out the little fingers.
From here we made our way up to Chiang Mai where we will be for the next 3 weeks for our
Institute of World Missions course... we have been enjoying our visit so far and definitely recommend a visit here -
very very nice...till later.