Final Day!

Posted by Sarah O'Neill , Thursday, 16 September 2010 09:01

Well this morning I did not get woken up by a cockerel but a trumpeting elephant! I must admit I was relieved I had made it to the last day! Lek told us that we didn't have any walking to do, so I was overjoyed! It was raining lots, and looked like it was going to for the rest of the day, so I was so glad we weren't treking! We had breakfast and then got our things packed away. We thought we were riding elephants through the jungle as part of the trek, but we found out that it was actually a round trip from where we were. The elephants came down to see us while we were having breakfast and got quite close.




For the ride we climbed up on a big wooden frame and got on the elephants, they even gave us umbrellas! The elephants walked along the side of the river, and the path was so uneven, and steep slidy mud in parts, but the elephants were so strong and didn't miss a beat! The ride was great, it was nice to enjoy the jungle from above and have time to look around!

After the elephant ride we had lunch and then loaded our bags into the truck. We were briefed about the white water rafting with very sparse but concise instructions. Life jackets and helmets on, off we went! We each had a paddle, and had to use it! We were shown how to lock our legs into the boat, and I'm so glad we did! The first major bit was mostly filled with me screaming and not paddling at all! But once I got over the shock, I was able to join in a bit with the paddling, although nt sure how much help I was! After a while we seemed to come to a stopping point and though it was over, but this was where we had to decide if we wanted to carry on, as because of the rain, it was a really rough bit coming up! After a little aprehension I decided to do it, I'd done the whole three day trek, so had to complete this! I am so glad I did! It was crazy and scary, but fantastic! At the end I wanted to do it all again!

We came to the end and had some lunch altogether, and found they had taken a photo of us rafting, which we bought, and will post home soon! Had a great group photo and exchanged email addresses with everyone!




Got back to the hotel and was SO glad for a hot shower, I took ages!!!!!! One thing I that really bugged me in the jungle was my nails, no matter what I did they wouldn't stay clean, and were filthy the whole time, so it was so nice to have clean nails and clean hair! We went back to the Irish Pub and Ben had the yummy burger he had last time, and I had fish and chips and a cup of tea!!!! The comfy bed was the best after a long three days! We slept very well!!!!!

1 Response to "Final Day!"

carol.oneill2 Says:

OOOOOOAAAAAAH!!!
Brill!!!!
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