Deep Water Soloing

An early morning climb named "Gengis Bond" was excellent on a wall that can only be reached at low tide.  We then went aboard a sail boat owned by a local rock climbing guide company.  They took us south to Poda Island where we climbed on cliffs overhanging the ocean.  We also snorkeled and had lunch on a small isolated beach.  The "deep water soloing" is harder than it looks.  First of all the climbing is mostly difficult because the wall needs to be steep and secondly your hands and feet are dripping wet and then the most challenging thing of all is the height.  Several times I faced the dilemma of climbing higher versus the drop back into the water.  I made several jumps during the day but twice it hurt enough to make me get back in the boat.  They had a small inflatable speed boat to shuttle us between the sail boat and the cliff.  Deb even gave it a try and had some fun.  On the trip back to Railay they put up the sail to conserve fuel.  It was awesome to be sailing across the Andaman Sea on such a fine day. Today is a national holiday in Thailand.  It is the King's birthday.  He is very revered here and his portrait is up everywhere and they are serving special dinners.  I guess he is nearly 90 years old and has been the King for 61 years.