Alex and Sam stayed over in Railay, only accessible by boat, which was a short ride for us from Ao Nang. Railay is surrounded by a warm sea, lush jungle and limestone cliffs. Perfect for the adventurous, like Alex and Sam.
Of course, there are others who would prefer just to chill out
and have a wonderful Thai massage.....
.... or hang around reading ....
.... or sleeping .....
or like this kitty ....
watch what others come here to do,
from all around the world
... rock climb ...
But rock climbing wasn't what Alex came to do. Alex had other plans.
As an experienced BASE jumper, he planned to do several jumps on this visit, as he had on other visits. If you are not familiar with BASE jumping, it is an extreme sport of jumping from fixed objects with a parachute. The name BASE is derived from the fixed objects that are jumped from: buildings, antennas, spans (like a bridge) and earth (like cliffs).
One has be in great shape to endure the climbs
up the backside of these cliffs.
It took Alex about 3 hours to climb through jungle and sharp, knife-life rock
to reach his jumping off point.
And he lands ....
The jump was awesome to watch,
but even more awesome was what happened
after he landed!
He got down on one knee in front of Sam and said:
"I thought I'd take the plunge and ask you to marry me."
Well ..... you can see what her response was!
It was wonderful to share such a memorable moment
with family.
Congratulations Alex & Sam.
Looking forward to your Utah wedding in March 2015!
A side note: One must be alert when packing one's parachute. You never know when some Thailand kitty may try to rearrange your lines! Might not make for a pleasant landing!
30 comments:
You are one brave mama to watch your son take this flight! He looked way too close to those cliff to me. Such a wonderful ending, though. You now can look forward to a wedding.
awww....what a cool way to propose...that is awesome...the cat i think might want to give jumping a try...curiousity and all...ha
awesome - you have a blast!! ( :
cool proposal!!
congrats to all
Oh how exciting! and what a memorable proposal!! WOW!!
Oh wow! What a fabulous proposal :-)
Beautiful, beautiful place!
Very heart warming, congrats to all
Now that is a proposal out of a fairy tale!! I love it! Congratulations to a lovely couple! And how fun for you!! Awesome place!! Have a great weekend, Reena, and thanks for sharing the fun!!
Wow what a wonderful surprise. Congrats.
Just my opinion but the base jumping is just too extreme for me. I'm not sure if I would have even watched.
great pics
That is a great story. Congratulations to all!!
I love this post - kitties, cliffs, proposals, and love. So fantastic. Congratulations to all.
I love this post - kitties, cliffs, proposals, and love. So fantastic. Congratulations to all.
Chilling and romantic.
What a wonderful surprise that was! I'd have been a wreck watching him jump, but being the adventurous family that you are, it was probably old hat to you guys!
Oh my.. how sweet, romantic and beautiful is this! Congrats to your lovely family, Reena. :)
Such a sweet, romantic proposal. I wish them all the best.
These photos are great, Reena.
late to the party but i am here with congrats/mazel tovs!!!
What a super place to spend time with family and see such a dramatic proposal!
Now that is one creative, adventurous, romantic kid you have, Reena! Congratulations!!
Reena - what a wonderful surprise! (And your photos of that paradise are wonderful.) Congrats on POTW!
I always wonder what goes through a persons mind before they leap.
Memorable photos indeed.
Well, I'd say that proposal has to take the cake. What a great and romantic idea. It looks like you guys are having a great time is that amazing place. Great photos also.
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