Wanderlust

Today was our super exciting, awesome Elephant Sanctuary day. We woke up early (although we always do) and got breakfast at our hotel. The breakfast wasn't as good as at Railay but it was included in the room so we couldn't argue with the price. The elephant sanctuary tour is one of the most expensive things we'll do in Thailand but we have been looking forward to it ever since we booked the tickets. The Elephant Jungle Sanctuary company was started in 2015 with just 1 camp of elephants in Northern Thailand. Now there are 9 camps in the North and 3 camps in the South. They help over 150 elephants. All I'm saying is that it's a great cause and we're happy to pay whatever it takes. A pickup truck outfitted with benches in the truck bed picked us up at our hotel at 7am. We drove around the area and picked up some other people from other hotels as well. There was a youngish couple from Norwich, England who were super nice and fun that got on right after us. W...

Today was supposed to be one of the most exciting and awesome days of our whole trip. We were going to go to our resort on Railay Beach, one of the most beautiful beaches in the world. Unfortunately, sickness had to play a role. Long tail boat I work up early in the morning and really did not feel well. I don't know if it was just the flu or the pad thai I ate the night before or what but my stomach was not doing well. We walked around the town for a bit to find some breakfast and ended up getting smoothies. The pier where the boats to Railay left was right by there so we stopped and checked out the scene. We went back to the hostel and I slept for a little bit longer. The boat ride to Railay was pretty uneventful other than there was a guy who smelled really bad who (of course) sat by us. Major BO. There are 2 main kinds of boats here, long tail boats and speed boats. Long tail boats are long and have a crazy looking motor with a long shaft so they can traverse shallow w...