The perfect view for an amazing picture comes at a price. Apparently climbing straight up a rock face is said price. After reading about the viewpoint hike I was a little hesitant. I love a good hike, but I'm not great with heights. Walking up to the starting point made my stomach flip a bit. Right from the first step we were pretty much rock climbing without supports. There was a large rope placed at the site to help, but I did not exactly trust it. We slowly made our way up sticking our feet in any steady holes and encouraging each other along the way. We even picked up a hiking friend who was on her own and was happy to have some company. I was extremely happy to have on real shoes as I watched people clamber up with flip flops or even the pros who went barefoot. Once at the top the work paid off!
I was good with ending our adventure there and heading back to the pool, but that didn't happen. Another intriguing trail led us toward a lagoon. Now imagine that same challenging hike with loads of slippery mud and heading down the side only to have to come back up! At this point I was wishing I had listened to the muddy girl on the way up who told us it was not an easy feat. But we continued on. My once clean and new shoes were now caked in red mud and my butt was filthy from trying to get my short legs down to the next steady spot. I have to admit the end did me in. With three incredibly steep bamboo ladders inbetween myself and the lagoon I was out. I hiked back up the muddy wall and ran into some fellow Colorado travelers. Small world right! As we reached the end of the trail I was just happy to have a shower near by.
Thankfully the rest of the day was spent relaxing by the pool and watching another gorgeous sunset on the beach.
Our final day on Railay Beach was filled with an amazing massage and pool time. I also tried a delicious roti, almost crepe like dessert with bananas and Nutella. Delicious!
I was extremely sad to say goodbye to such a wonderful spot, but eager to see what else my journey had in store for me.
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