So yesterday, me and my buddy Dave (I met him earlier in Beijing, and we met up again here in Thailand) hopped on some scooters we rented and went to go find an ATM. Little did we know the adventure we would get into. We got to the ATM, then decided to go to the nothern part of the island which is not really inhabited. We followed the paved road (believe me paved is stretching it, it looks like it's been through a war) until it became a dirt road. We took our scooters as far as they could possibly go, then got off and decided to trek along this trail. Well we get to the end of the trail, and go down a dry creek bed. At this point we are in the midst of the jungle, and a machete could have been real handy. Anyway, we continue through thick brush until we see water. We came upon this rocky shore, and we had the bright idea of doing some cliff diving!
We did a couple of practice dives at smaller heights to make sure the water was deep enough until we came upon the man's ledge. It was a 50 foot behemoth with on the right side a wall of rock, and on the left razor sharp shells. We were so high up you could even see the curvature of the earth ;). We figured we had to jump far out in order to avoid getting thrashed by the rock wall, or cut up. It took me a few minutes before I could muster up enough courage to jump. Dave, jumped first holding his camera (it's waterproof) and yelled out "I have no regrets!" I was taking pics. After, he came back out, it was his turn to take pictures. Well, I figured I should also yell out a profound statement as I jumped. I figured out what I would say in my mind, and then when it came to jumping, it turned into a garbled "I woaahaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!". Splash. "Woooooohh! Ya baby!!!"
It was one of the best moments I've had on my trip. Conquering a fear is always a beautiful thing. I did pay the price of losing my scooter key in the ocean, but that was a small price to pay. Great, great day!
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These pictures are amazing!
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