Day 60 & 61 Bamboo Rafting, Call me Gordon and another overnight train

Day 60- Bamboo Raft and Call me Gordon!

This morning I woke up after having the best nights sleep!

We started our final trek. This one only being for an hour. It was so sad to leave the village after an amazing night there!

On the way to the river we saw loads of spiders. All moving and climbing over each other. You can see the movement in the video below. It was crazy.

Arriving at the river we then hopped on our bamboo rafts for a ride up the river. We even saw an elephant on the way!

In the afternoon I attended a cooking class. I must admit I surprised myself! As a very below average cook the fact that everything was edible and I didn’t burn anything is a miracle. Just call me Gordon Ramsey.

Pad Thai

Green Curry

Spring Rolls

Chicken with Hot Basil Leaves

Day 61- Another Overnight train!

This morning was a late start. We have had a really hectic week with loads of early starts so a lie in was most welcome. Tonight is an overnight train to Bangkok! We boarded the train at 17:00 and won’t arrive in Bangkok until 7:00. So far it is a cockroach free event!

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