Today was a fun day! We were able to all go as a group and spend the day relaxing and enjoying some incredible stuff in Thailand.
First stop was a Elephant habitat. There were tons of elephants that live here, and they were incredible. When we arrived there were people selling bananas and sugar cane that you could feed the elephants. As soon as people walked up with the food, the elephants lit up with excitement. You could just walk up and they would grab the banana or sugar cane from your hand. One of the guys in the group even fed them with a banana in his mouth. One neat trick they did was to take the hat off their trainer (who was sitting on top of them) and put it on your head with it's trunk. He would pat you on the head and then use his trunk to take it off you and give it back to the trainer. Those elephants were rather smart. We got to watch them play soccer, paint with a paintbrush and canvas, and play the harmonica.
Then we got to ride the elephants. They had a seat for two attached to the top of the elephant, and we got on and the elephant took us for a 30-minute ride. It was weird riding such a huge animal (and was also rather wobbly...). The elephants were very agile considering how large they were. We walked over hills, through water, and down stairs. It was an experience I will not soon forget.
In the afternoon we went to a zip-line course in the jungle. A van came and picked us up and took us on a crazy one-lane road in the jungle. It was a long drive, and I would guess that most cars in America could not make it to the top. Once we were there, we signed all the papers and were fitted with our harnesses and helmets. There were 20 different zip-lines we were able to ride. It was like a ride in the middle of a jungle. All of the zip-lines were attached to huge trees, and you just soared over the ground and jungle on a wire. I have been on zip-lines before, but this was by far the most amazing. It look three hours to finish the course, and most of the lines were about 140 meters. It was such a rush, but I was so tired by the end of it. The people there also cooked us a Thai meal (which was amazing) and then took us all the way back to the guest house. I am pretty sure everyone slept the whole way back to the house.
It was great to experience some different things in Thailand, especially things you could never do in America. It is so beautiful over here. It is like a city in the middle of a forest.
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