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Still feeling worse for wear with the heat and Nic still struggling with his legs muscle, led us to have a longer than expected break in Krabi, our next stop. To give our bodies a rest we decided to take it easy for a few days and only do some very light exercise. So next day we went off to climb the 1237 steps up to the top of a local peak nearby (630m) that was home to a Buddhist relic and shrine. The relic being an imprint of Buddha’s foot upon a rock – almost illegible apart form the nice thick yellow painted outline. Well at least the 360 degree, 20km view was outstanding, the mountains and sea in the distance.
At the bottom of the peak is a Wat ‘Temple’ that houses a number of Buddha icons as well as a macarbre collection of photos of disemboweled people (including children) and internal body parts, all to remind us that man is after all mortal! Nice touch…
Monkeys were everywhere here, some cheekier than others, all rather used to the visitors and vying for titbits. One particular cheeky chappy made a grab for Nic’s leg and bit the top of the water bottle peeking out of his trouser pocket. Water ruined, we decided to bottle feed them. We then explored a glade surrounded by the peaks completed with some ancient trees, many cave formations and lots of large agressive mosquitos.
Next day we had a muscle relaxing Thai Massage, in which you get the pressure points of your muscles and nerves pummelled by the elbows, legs, feet and (of course) hands of the masseur. Using the weight of their bodies bending you into shapes, that many contortionists would be proud of! It was great and something we wished we had done sooner!!!
