Rai Lei (Thailand) (map)

Beach combers

Fishing boat with light bulbs to attract fish

Jim with funny glasses

Noi and the boatman

Hanging out on the beach

Martin and Jim on the boat

View looking down from a few pitches up on Orange Chandeliers
Orange Chandeliers

Martin at the first belay of Orange Chandeliers
Orange Chandeliers

Martin on the crux of the first pitch of Ao Nang Tower
Orange Chandeliers

Martin and Jim on the first pitch of Ao Nang Tower
Orange Chandeliers

Martin leading the route next to Ao Nang Tower
Orange Chandeliers

Martin (again) on the crux of the first pitch of Ao Nang Tower
Orange Chandeliers

View from the top of Mai Pen Rai
Mai Pen Rai

If this was the only route in Minnesota, then it would be the best one; otherwise, it's a guano-infested, slippery arete (although the initial traverse, shown here, is quite nice)
Best Route in Minnesota

Martin rapping off Chicken Muscle
Chicken Muscle

View from the top of Chicken Muscle, looking towards East Rai Lei Beach
Chicken Muscle

View of Ton Sai Bay from the top of Chicken Muscle
Chicken Muscle

Martin leading "Don't Worry, Be Happy" on Happy Island
Don't Worry, Be Happy

Close-up of Jim on Land of Smiles (5.12)
Land of Smiles

Jim leading "Land of Smiles" on Happy Island
Land of Smiles

Jim leading "Land of Smiles" on Happy Island
Land of Smiles

Jim leading "Land of Smiles" on Happy Island
Land of Smiles

Martin wading out to Happy Island

This route starts in a cave, then emerges out onto the face at a hole just below Martin
Sam I'm Not

The first route we did in Thailand was a steep one -- Maui Thai
Maui Thai

Martin doing splits on Lady Boy
Kratoy (Lady Boy)

Martin arriving at the second belay on Massage Secrets
Massage Secrets

Leading the first pitch of The King and I
The King and I

Jim, at the top of the second pitch of The King and I
The King and I

View from the third pitch of The King and I
The King and I

Martin rapping from The King and I
The King and I

Lucie painting

Lucie swimming

Naked Martin and Udsie

Jim and Lucie

Rai Lei Beach

Sunset at Rai Lei Beach

Swimming

Topless women at East Rai Lei Beach

Open-format house where we stayed; the house is set back from the beach

Deck of our house on East Rai Lei

Martin and Udsie looking for an available boat to return to Ao Nang

Long-tail boat operator with West Rai Lei Beach in the background