#81 Phuket: Zip-lining

May 16

I remember in 12th grade Mr. Cullimore observing that Macbeth was better than Hamlet because at least Macbeth made a decision. Hamlet's indecision left things to fate and lets face it, that story didn't end so well. Murder is obviously not the best decision but Macbeth at least owned his own destiny.

I think about this idea a lot because I hate making decisions. I can't even pick out a restaurant in Provo when I am with my friends. I guess it comes down to wanting to find the BEST option or wanting to avoid people being mad at me. But the funny thing is, I don't know if there is always a best option and I can never please everyone. I think also part of it is not knowing what I want and hating to commit to things. I'll leave it to my therapist to help me figure that out haha. But I am realizing that many of the best times I have had were times when I quit agonizing over options and just did it.

The decision-making complex rears it's head often when I am traveling. Therefore, I typically follow the crowd. This often works out well because then I try new things I wouldn't have tried otherwise. However, sometimes I opt out of other activities I want to try when no one will go with me.

Yesterday, Ashley mentioned in passing that if I wanted, I could go off on my own. It was one of those "Hey, guess what? You are a big girl now. You don't need permission to do what you want" moments. Sometimes I forget that I can be Macbeth.

For a while I had been eying this wall of like 50 brochures advertising various adventures and today I decided to quit Hamlet-ing around and do something I've wanted to do for a long time: zip-lining.

As the blackout curtains make 10:30 look like 6:30, I had to wait for the afternoon time slot. The con to an afternoon trek through the jungle is that I was glistening like Edward Cullen swimming at midday. The huge pro is that I was the only one there so I had two guides and a 2000m course all to myself.

Mon and Rao (my phonetic spelling of their names) led me through the awesome jungle. I only got stuck on the line twice and luckily for you, it was on camera. (I am unwilling to spend monies on editing software and not savvy enough to rotate this on my own--sorry)

Here are more photos that Rao took. I'm just impressed she could multitask zip-lining and photography so well!

I hope you observed glorious Bozo the Clown hair

Also sun + bug bites = sexy legs

Moral of the day. Macbeth-it if zip-lining in Phuket (not murder) is one of your desires. Also, if I can use a squatty potty, you can too!

Now off to find a banana smoothie.