We got up at 7am as we needed to pack our bags and check out of the hotel before we set off on the trek at 9am, so we stowed our bags in the luggage room and went to get some breakfast. Adam had to borrow a rucksack from the trek people as we only had one for the both of us for during the day, the bag he borrowed was so rubbish, it didn't close properly, the strap adjusters were metal and rusty and cut in to him and it stunk!! Anyway it was better than nothing so he packed his stuff and we set off just before 9 for our trek. We were in a wagon on the way to the start of the trek with 3 Hawaiians, Solomon who was 61, played guitar and harmonica (which he had with him at the hotel), his brother Clayton who was 65 and Solomons daughter Mele who was 13 but looked about 18 and was absolutely gorgeous!! They were all really cool and Adam and Solomon had loads in common, both musicians and both carpenters! We were taken to a market on our way to the jungle to buy anything that we might need, toilet roll, flip flops for Adam etc etc. After there we set back off and headed for the start of our trek. We were told to bring flip flops and either walking boots or trainers, I only had my converse so I made do with those. To start the trek we had to cross the river numerous times to get to where we were having lunch, on the first cross I lost my flip flop and it started to float down the river, luckily someone caught it for me but I walked the rest of the way to lunch barefoot as it was easier, so did loads of other people. We got to our lunch spot after about 20-30 mins and we were served rice in banana leaves, it was really good. We had all finished our lunch and sat around for a while talking and our guide who we thought was Simon from the meeting the night before came over to say it looked like rain so we would just wait about for a bit until it passed. As it turned out it never rained and our guide was asleep, Adam was sure he saw him smoking a joint earlier so we thought he might just have needed a nap before carrying on. After what seemed like ages longer we were still waiting so Mary one of the French-Canadian girls went over to wake the guide up so we could get going. We all thought that as the morning had been loads shorter than they said it was going to be that the trek would be really short and easy and include loads of nap breaks for the guide. We were wrong!! The afternoon was a killer, probably one of the worst afternoons of my life, I'm not the fittest anyway and the afternoon was relentless, all uphill through rough terrain and I am sure I developed asthma, I was struggling to breathe and Adam very kindly offered to carry my bag for me for some of the journey. We made it to a waterfall where I got in fully clothed with my converse on just because I was so desperate to cool down and not feel as disgusting as I felt. The guide said that from the waterfall the Hilltribe Village where we were staying was only another 10 minutes. The guide who we thought was Simon from the talk the night before, turned out to be called Harry and we only realised this when Simon actually turned up, poor Harry had been answering to Simon all day!! Feeling refreshed from the break and the waterfall we set back off but instantly my legs felt like falling off again, the last 10 minutes (although it felt like an hour) were the steepest and most dangerous yet, if it had been another 10 minutes I would have been crying. We eventually made it to the village, had coke, chocolate and crisps before having a much needed shower!! The shower consisted of something like a hosepipe been put through a hole in a wooden shack and it was freezing but I didn't care, it was so nice to feel clean and fresh!! Once we were all showered we sat around the table and Simon brought us out a guitar and Solomon and Adam played a few songs. We were served food of rice with like a chicken curry (according to Jess and Jordan - another 2 Canadians - the chicken had been under their seat in the truck on the way to the jungle and then carried all day to the village in the red hot heat!!!) Either way it was delicious!! The best Thai food I've had since we've been here! After tea we all had a sing-song and Adam (on guitar) and Solomon (on harmonica) played Come by Ayr (however it's spelt) and we went around the table and all had to think of a line for the song. Adam asked Harry what song he would like him to play and he chose Old McDonald had a Farm so once again we all went around the table choosing animals for Old McDonalds Farm. It was really good and the locals loved it! We had a big dorm for sleeping in, Solomon and Clayton had a private room but the rest of us staying in this big dorm shack. We had the thinnest mattresses and the hardest pillows but somehow manages to get some sleep!!