Blog Day 59 Mon 4th July 2011 We wake up early around 7ish; Willo (tour guide) said that breakfast would be around 8ish so we go over the commands we learned yesterday so that they are fresh in our heads. Breakfast is toast with barbecue fried eggs for Dan & the rest of the cereal bar for Trish. We watch an Elephant paint a picture using its trunk & we get told we can keep the finished article, it's apparently a way of training them in the early sta...

Blog Day 58 Sun 3rd July 2011 Today we are off to Ran-Tong Elephant Camp!! The camp itself is about an hour outside of Chiang Mai, the beginning of the journey is fine, but when we get closer to the camp the roads become very muddy and uneven & we find ourselves holding on for dear life. After what seems like a life time of bumps and slipping and sliding we get to 'literally' the end of the road, we are quite a way into the jungle and we are told that we...

Blog Day 57 Sat 2nd July 2011 Spa Day!! Okay so the pills are helping a little bit, some of the stomach cramps have gone but Trish is still feeling a little weak. We have an easy day today so hopefully we will both feel better. We have a 5 hour pamper session each booked at a nearby Spa. We get transfers included in the price & upon arrival some kind of Chinese herbal tea that they say will help calm our stomachs. The treatment itself starts with a fo...

Blog Day 55 Thur 30th June & Blog Day 56 Fri 1st July Well the next two days are pretty much spent watching movies, sleeping & more importantly not being able to trust a fart!! We venture out once to the supermarket to buy some snacks just so that we have some kind of food to eat. Eventually on the second day Trish is feeling so poorly & has barely any energy, we decide to go to the clinic to see the Doctor. Turns out we have eaten something bad a...

Blog Day 53 Tues 28th June 2011 Ok so the journey itself was ok not to bumpy or jolty but the air con made it extremely cold, we must've slept on & off for around 10 hours when finally at 11am we arrive. A guy is waiting to take us to our next hostel BPM. When we arrive we are pleasantly surprised it looks nice & the staff are friendly, we sort out tickets for a Thai cooking class & the Muay Thai Boxing then spend the rest of the afternoon chilling o...