Tiger Temple and partying hard

Me again...(Amie!)

We have been so busy this last few days that we are splitting it between us to write!

Thursday after school we picked everyone up, bought lots of water and hiked up the 1237 (i think) steps to Tiger Temple. Some of the steps are so sheer its like walking up a ladder. We were all sweating so much and I originally thought we wouldn't make it after a hectic day at school, but Charlotte and I charged up and when we got to the top it was incredible. There is a massive gold Buddha sitting right at the top and you have to take your shoes off to get closer. The view one side was amazing. We are completely surrounded by mountains here and it's so green everywhere. But the other side there was a massive black cloud and a storm complete with thunder and lightening heading fast towards us. So we rushed to take pictures as Dear (the Projects Abroad lady) said GET DOWN NOW!! haha we just got to the very top step and it started to rain. Hard. The steps became an instant waterfall and we got soaked through...my shoes are still drying and it's now Monday! It was such a laugh and felt such an achievement when we got to the top in the 35c+ heat. Once we were in the truck and in Krabi town it had turned into a monsoon and rain was blowing in from every angle, as the sides are all open our now changed dry clothes were wet again, except for Charlottes as she was wearing her trusty sexy poncho! Dear told Charlotte, Jen ( a new volunteer who is now living with us :) ) and I not to go home as the storm would make the boats unsafe so we went to get frappe lattes from a little coffee shop we've found.

The next day we went to Ao Nang to book a hostel for the weekend as we had the monthly dinner with all the volunteers from the conservation part of PA. After the dinner we went to the balcony of one of the rooms and had pre drinks together before moving on to a club. We had such a great night of getting to know each other, singing and dancing. Patrick (our driver) and Dear came along too and we all let our hair down forgetting we had an early start and very active weekend ahead!

xxxxx