Thailand-Day 3

Our third day we went river rafting.  So fun.  Patrick was burned out a bit so he stayed at the hotel.

Here we are getting a brief on the trip.

Some scenery and the river.

This place also did elephant treks.  It was neat to see them while were were rafting. 

We ran into the British girls from our Thai cooking class.  As you can see, we were all happy to see each other again.  They were really neat.

Here we are checking out some other rafters to see what we might be in for.  You might be able to just make out the raft in the water.

So this made us a little nervous.. and excited.

On our way!



We had lunch before the trip.  That was great idea because it took a lot of energy!!  Here are some great shots of my kids...

Here we are after the trip with our guide.  He was really fun.  It was so fun.  Lots of really thrilling moments.  Bill got tossed from the boat in the rapids and had to pull himself in while water was rushing beneath him, we also got wedged in between some rocks, and had to rock and push our way through, Caroline got thrown in the water by the flirtatious guide...lots of laughs.  

We had to wait while the others then went four-wheeling.  We didn't want to that.  We opted to grab a hut by the water and have a snack.  A good idea.  We had enough adrenalin for the day.
Here was our view.

We learned that every yard in Thailand has these spirit houses.  They are for ancestor's spirits.  You can have any spirit you want in your yard.  You can have separate houses for spirits who don't get along and have to reside apart from each other.  

Here is the little restaurant with the seaside huts where we sat.  We had a nice time chatting and laughing and just relaxing.

 

A peaceful end to an exciting day.  Lots of fun.  Would do this again.