Day 9

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We awoke this morning to another American breakfast and prepared rather nervously for a descent down the mountain and out of the jungle! The path down was a little easier than we expected but some traditional warrior facepaint made from the bark of a tree may have slightly stained Camilla's face a beautiful reddish tinge - but it must've worked as there were no animal attacks big or of the 8-legged variety!!

Another nice lunch and then an amazing elephant trek which involved Becky sitting on the elephant's neck whilst Camilla and Elin sat on a barred seat with the instructor on her head!! Despite the heavy load 45 year-old Tabi the elephant took us through the forest and we may have treated her to some bananas and sugar cane which were gratefully snatched by her long trunk! A stomp through the river completed our jungle experience and we arrived safely back in Chiang Mai, exhausted and filthy with aches in places we didn't even know existed but feeling that we had definately earned an almighty feast for dinner!!

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Comments

[Azaria Gwilliam]

Sounds delightful!
I just read all of your blog entries, and the whole trip sounds pretty amazing, even though you only left a week or so ago. Hopefully it continues to do so, and I hope you all feel better / don't get sick miss garrard! Enjoy yourself muchly. I am keeping up with the blog, so don't stop writing it! Love always

[alec the milk]

sounds great fun!
hello Becky and Beckys' mates Camilla and Elin; i've just caught up with your first nine days of thrilling adventure, and it all sounds great fun, a little dangerous which is adding to the thrill i'm sure!! i hope your upset tummies get better soon - take care ladies, and enjoy!! crikey, i wish i could have done that sort of thing, but when i was your age we hadn't even heard of Thailand!!