Today Started like every day here in Railay Beach, with an absolutely unbelievable sunrise. I woke feeling very physically and mentally worn out, I pushed out 4 huge days of climbing and adventuring here on the peninsula. A rest day was definitely needed. On my way for my morning swim I ran into my friend Natalie, who on my recommendation got up early to watch the sunrise. I found her sitting on a log wide eyed staring at the sight.
I convinced Natalie to join me for one last swim before she got the ferry to Krabi town to head to the airport. On the way there we ran into my fluffy friend, who just so happens to be an incredibly photogenic kitty cat.
After our swim I said goodbye to Natalie for the final time this trip. I think we said our final goodbyes like 4 times but kept bumping into each other before this morning. After completing my morning routine I got some laundry done, and got my book out and read for a few hours.
It was truly not a terrible backdrop to my book. Today I think I read for like 6 hours, I read on my balcony, I read in the cafe, I read in restaurants, I read in my room. It was a great day to do nothing.
As was my plan, at 2 pm I went to the Tattoo shop I had booked my stick and poke bamboo tattoo with. After a slight bit of adjustments the artist got to it, I’m pretty sure I fell asleep, because the artist had to nudge me to tell me he was finished. This dude was scary fast, i was expecting a 2-3 hour tattoo and he was finished in one.
The Seed Of Life is an ancient symbol with important cultural and religious significance, It is what is called sacred geometry. To me it signifies that everything is interconnected, humans to nature to universe. On this trip I have really sought out to find the connections between things in my universe, and after reading the Manual by Marcus Aurelius which this symbol was on the cover of it really spoke to me.
I also really just like circles, Last year when I came to Thailand I got two koi fish swimming as yin and yang on my opposite shoulder. At this point in my life I think that this will be my final tattoo. I have a Tattoo on every limb at this point and I think that’s enough for me. Every tattoo I have speaks about who I was or am at a particular point in my life, and i love them for that, but I don’t want to be a guy absolutely covered in tattoos.
I finished my day with Dinner at Local Thai food, which consisted of my new favorite Thai dish drunken noodles, and I also had another new dish to me this trip. Fried egg salad, which is so damn delicious. To finish dinner and my stay in Thailand I had a banana mango smoothie. I’ve developed a raging smoothie addiction in Thailand and I’m glad to get out of here away from them.
Today was probably the darkest mind state day I’ve had in the last two weeks, i think id attribute it to me being just exhausted. On my walk back to my “hotel” i realized I hadn’t printed my Cambodian visa which I would need to get into the country tomorrow. Thankfully I remembered that the tattoo shop I got my Tattoo at had a printer and they were gracious enough to print my visa for me. Phew dodged a bullet there. I passed by the “reception desk” for my “hotel” that was still a travel kiosk, and asked them about check out information. Well I guess the manager was who I talked to at the desk, and I guess she recognized my head from the shot I posted to my review of this place. Because she apologized for the height of the doors and then told me straight faced that I should’ve booked a deluxe room because they have taller doors. My god… is all I will say. I am quite happy I am leaving Railay beach, as beautiful as it is, the ungodly touristic state of this place is, in my mind quite repulsive after a few days. There is only so much tourist ghetto time this mans can do. Especially with my accommodations and the vast amount of encounters with tourists out of their minds on drugs and booze in the middle of the day just being absolute belligerent twats. Ive had it.
I am so excited for the next chapter of my trip as from here on out its all unexplored waters. In Cambodia, then Bali, and Japan.
Till tomorrow.
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