So, our third scooter of the trip and off for some adventures.
We headed back to the center of the island and this time to the equally unimaginatively named "Waterfall 2"... the waterfall of choice.
This was water has water.... falling, and is surrounded by activities.
We both kind of had a bucket list for the holiday and at this stage of the holiday, Laura's activities were a little behind, so today was all about her and she came up with some fun ideas.
We rode the tree top aerial run ways, which were really fun. It was slightly odd experience as you're thrown into a harness, given some brief instructions in Thai, then pushed off the edge. The approach to Health and Safety is quite refreshing as it was fun and nobody died.
One section of the run way involved traversing a wire about 25 feet in the air. Dave discovered something new about himself, that he doesn't like heights, or wires, or being exactly 25 feet off the ground. Either way, our home video picked up some fruity language and great deal of perspiration!
A nice cold drink (and perhaps a little cry) we were ready for the next adventure. So, we clambered onto the roof of a jeep and were driven up the mountain to the waterfall (2 to be specific).
After a familiarly treacherous flip-flop trek we could hear running water! We found the waterfall and were pleased to see that you could swim in the pool at the bottom! After two very brave jumps of the rocks (a mind boggling 4-5 feet above the surface of the water) we had a short swim in the lovely, refreshing cold water and then got ready to climb back down through the jungle. It was elephant time!
Now we ummed and arrrr'd about whether we wanted to ride the elephants or not for quite a long time. We'd read a lot of reviews about elephants being really poorly treated and Dave knew that would just upset Laura.
As it was, the elephants at waterfall 2, seemed to looked after very nicely indeed and the guys walking with them seemed to really care for them, which was a relief to see.
We still decided not to ride them by simply reasoning with ourselves, "if I were an elephant, I think this would piss me off after a while". So, instead we bought them a great big bunch of banana's and fed them instead. Laura's elephant was sweet and gentle and allowed her time to stroke him and get to know him a bit. Dave's elephant was big, fat pig and just snatched the banana's before walking off... We like to think we found our elephant equivalents on that mountain!
After a really lovely morning, we headed off the mountain and stopped in at the zoo on the way back. This was, as it turned out, a mistake. It wasn't terrible, but the animals were in pretty small cages and all looked pretty unhappy. Laura cried. Good vibes over. We made a sharp exit and headed back to the hotel.
On the upside, we had a lovely meal on the beach and watched a man playing with one of those jet packs in the sea. It looked amazing, but also definitely like something that neither of us have the coordination for!
We also found the perfect sand for our flip-flops! Yessssss.
We headed back to the center of the island and this time to the equally unimaginatively named "Waterfall 2"... the waterfall of choice.
This was water has water.... falling, and is surrounded by activities.
We both kind of had a bucket list for the holiday and at this stage of the holiday, Laura's activities were a little behind, so today was all about her and she came up with some fun ideas.
We rode the tree top aerial run ways, which were really fun. It was slightly odd experience as you're thrown into a harness, given some brief instructions in Thai, then pushed off the edge. The approach to Health and Safety is quite refreshing as it was fun and nobody died.
One section of the run way involved traversing a wire about 25 feet in the air. Dave discovered something new about himself, that he doesn't like heights, or wires, or being exactly 25 feet off the ground. Either way, our home video picked up some fruity language and great deal of perspiration!
A nice cold drink (and perhaps a little cry) we were ready for the next adventure. So, we clambered onto the roof of a jeep and were driven up the mountain to the waterfall (2 to be specific).
After a familiarly treacherous flip-flop trek we could hear running water! We found the waterfall and were pleased to see that you could swim in the pool at the bottom! After two very brave jumps of the rocks (a mind boggling 4-5 feet above the surface of the water) we had a short swim in the lovely, refreshing cold water and then got ready to climb back down through the jungle. It was elephant time!
Now we ummed and arrrr'd about whether we wanted to ride the elephants or not for quite a long time. We'd read a lot of reviews about elephants being really poorly treated and Dave knew that would just upset Laura.
As it was, the elephants at waterfall 2, seemed to looked after very nicely indeed and the guys walking with them seemed to really care for them, which was a relief to see.
We still decided not to ride them by simply reasoning with ourselves, "if I were an elephant, I think this would piss me off after a while". So, instead we bought them a great big bunch of banana's and fed them instead. Laura's elephant was sweet and gentle and allowed her time to stroke him and get to know him a bit. Dave's elephant was big, fat pig and just snatched the banana's before walking off... We like to think we found our elephant equivalents on that mountain! After a really lovely morning, we headed off the mountain and stopped in at the zoo on the way back. This was, as it turned out, a mistake. It wasn't terrible, but the animals were in pretty small cages and all looked pretty unhappy. Laura cried. Good vibes over. We made a sharp exit and headed back to the hotel.
On the upside, we had a lovely meal on the beach and watched a man playing with one of those jet packs in the sea. It looked amazing, but also definitely like something that neither of us have the coordination for!
We also found the perfect sand for our flip-flops! Yessssss.
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