So I get on the train from Bangokok to Chaing Mai. PS - don't get hung up on my spelling as this keypboard is funky with most letters worn off. This doensn't hel my already lacking typing skills. So the bad train ride - first I"m quite hung over as I get on the train. I't dirty, and icky I'm sure I had a look on my face the whole 13 hours. I had to selep in theupper bed whihc is imiliar to being in a coffin or so I imagine. On secobnd thought perhaps my hangover was a good thing so that i could sleep. CAn;t believe I have to ride that damn thing on e more time. Buddah give me stranth.
On the pulus side my new friends in my travel group are all relatively cool and nice. My roomate is from Chicago! She just moved to Portalsn - she's super cool. Then there's people from UK, Denmark, Australia. It's quite obvious to everyone that this "trekking" type of vacation is soooooo not me. I have sucha big bag they had to put in a different compartment. I am not a roughinh it type of girl - thailand discosvery number 1 about myself. Well actually, I've discoverd a few things but I"ll start with this. I think I shouls start a travel co. for peopel that stay in 5 star hotels and like good cocktails and fancy shoes.
I rode an elephant yesterday. Scary but coool. REally scary when I fed my elephant a banana and he started going off the path into the trees - i was hanging on for dear life. But that waswn't the worst - a baby elephan t with a snotty, muddy verylong nose get groping me from behind trying to steal my bananas. UGH! It feels as uncomfortable and incky as you can imagine. I was so muddy and stinky that it looked like i walked thr the jungle on my own. But s3eriously, it was amazing - great pics. Will learn ohow to doownload thos anothertime. Note to self: dont' by a new fanc y camera in Bangkok that you don't know how to use. it creates stress.
I then went white water rafting - many of you know that Ihave done that before. So I ask for a helmet and my paddle....guess i wasw wrong againg...we went down the river on a raftmade of 8 babmboo pole sstrung together with only 2 people per raft. My ass was draggin in the rivere the whole time. A guy witha pole pushed us thru the river. So much for "white water rafteing.". Then we wnet to a temple about some white elephnt - very beautiful place. The view was overlookinig Chaing Mai - brethatking. Going shopping in the night marketes of Chaing Mai and then trekking for 3 days.
I hate trekkinh - it's going to suck. I just want to be in a fancy hoelt wgetting a massage...guess this trek will help me to grow somehow...whatever.
Note to self: Nice sheet, hot showers and big bathrooms are a true luxury. This is why I need to keep working.
Ciao My Friends!
Denielle
