Whoa! We are going ziplining, ATVing, and rafting today!
Unfortunately, that means getting up early - about 6:50 am.
We drove about an hour north of town. I'm guessing if traffic wasn't the pits here, it wouldn't take all that long.
First up - ZIPLINING!! However, before we could zipline, we had to ride the ATVs to the ziplining area. I'm not really an ATVer, and we were made to go through a practice course. I was a little freaked out and afraid of tipping the blasted thing over. Thank goodness, after getting through the practice area, we headed out on the road. Easy peasy! Now, I've ziplined many times at Taylor Challenge, but never had to brake or get to hang upside down. There are 31 stations, some rappelling, and the longest was 400 meters. We crossed the road, the river, and lots of jungle! So much fun! Our guide was very professional and efficient.
Next up - ATVing. I'm nervous!! However, other than getting stuck once in a mud hole, I did great! I actually was able to get out of the mud hole with a little help from the guides rocking the ATV. One thing that I appreciated was no one came to my rescue! I had to figure out how to get through things on my own! John's comment at the beginning was, "Mom, what were you thinking? Did you actually think this was a good choice?" But in the end, it wasn't bad! We saw elephants and beautiful mountains.
Check out some of the pictures and then keep reading!
After this, they fed us an excellent lunch and it's off to rafting. I was skeptical because it was advertised as Class III - V. I'm not skeptical! I now can't figure out why they even raft this. There are SOOOOO many rocks! Yes, the water was low, but even in high water, it's crazy! There are places where there are many guys in the water ready to help out if a boat gets in trouble. And, boats get in trouble! After the trip, I asked our guide how long he'd been guiding. He said 2 years he'd been working for the company. I asked 2 years guiding? No - 6 months guiding and he was a mechanic on ATVs before that. How much training? They took me out one morning and I had customers that afternoon. Whoa!
The owner is a guy from New Mexico and he married a Thai woman which is why he can have a business in Thailand. I never felt afraid, but it was a crazy trip for sure!
After getting to Chiang Mai, we tried to find some of that great street food we had when I first arrived and the market wasn't going on. We ended up at McDonald's for a burger and sat there and talked until almost midnight! No cherry or apple pies. Only corn, pineapple, or taro something pie. I tried the corn and it's OK. I'll have a pineapple for breakfast tomorrow.
Check it out for yourself by clicking on the picture below!
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