Thailand Highlights: Part #2

One of the things that everyone told us to do in Thailand was ride an elephant. It’s a pretty touristy thing, but who wouldn't want to ride on an elephant. So when we got there we booked one of our days as a safari day. Included in our safari was an elephant show, an elephant ride, a bamboo raft cruise, and an ox cart ride. It was a pretty cool experience.

The elephant show was pretty cool. We got to see elephants dance, play music, paint, kick a soccer ball, and much more. It was pretty funny seeing them hop on two feet and sit up. Each elephant has their own handler and they are controlled by voice commands and this big stick with a point on the end. After the elephant show we got onto our elephant. Then we went on a little safari through the jungle for about an hour. It was pretty cool riding on an elephant. If you look at the pictures you'll see that that we are sitting in this little cart thing. I had never real been around an elephant and it was crazy to see how strong they are and all that. After the elephant ride we boarded some bamboo rafts and took a little cruise down the river. It was fun just sitting in the sun and relaxing. I got really sunburned that day and had a sweet farmer tan, but it was worth it. The weather in Thailand was super nice. It was about 80 degrees and super comfortable. If you ever want to go to Thailand make sure you go in December, January, or February because if you don't you will most likely hit some really hot and humid weather. It was nice for me because I could wear sandals and shorts everyday.

After our raft ride with Huck Finn we got onto some bumpy ox carts and rode them back to our car. It was cool to be on an ox cart because we got a little taste of what it would have been like to actually live there. After that we got into our car and drove back to our hotel. Our safari was fun and if I went back to Thailand I would definitely do it again.