Trekity trek trek....

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Well here I am in Pai, a town in the mountains about 4 hours from Chaing Mai. I only really spent 1 day in Chaing Mai, checking out the markets and went on a river cruise to a fruit farm. On Monday I went on a 3 day jungle trek. Me, trekking I hear you say!? Yep me! It was really hard and had I realised just how hard it would be I may not have done it but am so glad I did. The first day we went on an Elephant trek, feeding them as we went through the jungle. I really loved it being so close to the Elephants. After lunch by a waterfall we set off up the mountain, about 2 hours up hill in 30 something degree heat!It dam near killed me! We spent about 4 hours walking the first day arriving at a Karen village where the hill tribe people live. The local children sang for us and we stayed the night there. There was a group of about 10 of us. The next day we split into 2 groups, 4 of us doing the 3 day trek , the others doing 2. The second day wasn't so hard but still we walked about 4 hours stopping in a rice field for lunch. In the afternoon we arrived at the jungle camp, had a dip in the river and chilled out in the hammocks. It was so nice, dinner was cooked by our guide, probably the best food I've had so far in Thailand. The next day we walked again about 3 hours and then went bamboo rafting down the river which was brilliant, a nice way to finish 3 days walking. Of course I'm still aching now! So yesterday I left Chaing Mai and took a bus to Pai. I was recommended here as it has a really lively live music scene. It's full of life now as its the Poi Sang Long festival, where young boys are ordained as Monks. They are dressed in bright robes and flowers and are paraded through the streets on peoples shoulders. There has been music and singing since 5:30 this morning! So there seems plenty to do here so plan to stay for a week maybe, haven't decided what to do after, there are so many places I want to see and I don't think I'll manage in 3 weeks so may extend my stay here.
So I'll keep you guys posted...
Hope all is well
Big hugs...Lisexx

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