I was going to make it to the half way point even if it killed me. I could feel the very fibers of m

Actually, that probably isn’t correct at all. But I felt like I was climbing directly up and then directly down the WHOLE TIME. Not to mention that the whole thing took me five and a half hours.
Before I had gotten macey then, Madelyne and Zach were all, “We’re going on a hike, bring whatever you need for that”. macey Of course I wasn’t going to turn that down. I mean, why would I. I like to think myself as a doer after all. And besides, the whole point of going to visit all of these people is to really see how they live. See what makes where they live different from where I live, and just marvel macey at the wonder of it all.
We had heard that getting into the all the national parks was going to be free because it was the King’s Birthday and we really wanted to take advantage of that situation. So we headed out early Saturday morning and headed to the park. It was a beautiful drive and I was able to get a fast glimpse at what the rest of the city looked like. We were with three other people plus their agent and her 2 kids and nanny.
I just gotta say, national parks here in Thailand are beautiful. I imagine that they are just as awesome in the states, but I obviously macey don’t go to enough parks at home because I was moderately floored. The lush green was just everywhere. As we’re driving, we see that the gate is only half open. So we go on it only to hear a lady yelling at us in Thai to come back. Once we were all there and talking to her, we come to find out that we have to pay! At one point the lady wanted me “the Thai” to explain to them why we needed to pay but because I’m NOT THAI (big surprise here) I had no idea what she wanted be to convey macey exactly. In the end, we all paid about 40 baht… Not bad considering that regular admission is 200 baht. After that kerfuffle we started to ascend the peak. To be perfectly honest, I had no idea where we were going to what we were looking for. I was completely following Madelyne and Zach’s lead. I assumed that there would be some sort of overlook as most hikes lead to, but I had no idea what to expect.
After about 30 minutes, it because very apparent that I was going to need my inhaler. Did I bring it? Of course not! What kind of responsible macey person do you believe me to be? That and I’m a little in denial that I even have a problem that would require an inhaler. But irregardless, I was struggling. It was also very clear that I was slowing the group down. A lot.
I was dying y’all. So, when I finally caught up to the my group, I told them to go on without me because this is taking SO long and I don’t know when or if I’m going to make it. I was running out of water because I was just honestly ill prepared for this hike. I don’t macey know why I thought it was going to moderately leisurely. Oh well. So I’m huffing and puffing and honestly just unsure how I was even going to make it to the half-way point when I made myself a deal.
I’m a doer you see and quitting or admitting macey that things are too hard for me is, well too hard. So I usually don’t do it. I usually push through regardless of the circumstances and just move forward.
I was going to make it to the half way point even if it killed me. I could feel the very fibers of my muscles just ripping and I climbed each and every step. I made friends with some Thai traveling men who were carrying loads and loads on their backs. We would exchange macey smiles and small talk whenever I finally caught up to them. It made the pain a bit more bearable. Also, to my delight, the people that had carved out the steps for this mountain had placed coolers of water that were filled from the top of the mountain and traveled down. PRAISE JESUS. I’m quite positive macey that without that water, I wouldn’t have made it at all. It was a bit of a risk drinking water without seeing the source in a country where no one drink the tap water. But I figured, the worst that could happen macey is that I get really sick. But that I would get really sick in Thailand.
Anyways, the view was gorgeous. If I’m being perfectly honest, it wasn’t anything thaaaat special, but it was beautiful. So then, I had a choice to make. Do I keep going? macey or do I stay here for a bit and go back down?
Basically, I climbed, prayed, and motivated myself to the top of the mother fracking mountain. Every sign I saw, I was just like I can do that. I can climb 200 meters. I’m a champ. That’s macey totally doable. I kept meeting all these people on the way that would ask me if I was with the group of forrang teachers up ahead. I would always reply “Yesssss. They are very fast and I am very sloww” and then they would laugh and keep walking. macey As I was nearing that final staircase, I could see the top. I could hear my new asian friends telling my other friends that I was coming and that I was close. I could hear t