Venture to Korea with Amanda & Abi
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Name: Amanda and Abi
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A little across the sea update from two chics soon not to be across the sea.....We are currently resting our jungle trekked bodies on Koh Chang. The "elephant island" in the south east of Thailand, near the Camobodian border.
Last week saw the end of our Korean teaching careers and with heavy hearts and lots of hugs we said goodbye to the kiddies and hello to our replacement teachers. It was weird to say the least but they're in good hands with the new crew for sure. Some of the kids have emailed both Amanda and I already with stories of their new teachers and their summer vacation's.
The Sunday after our last day of work we boarded a flight to Bangkok. From there we switched airports and took a few more planes, buses and taxis and ended up in a little village in the north of Thailand called Pai. It wasn't far from the Myanmar border and was absolutely gorgeous. We stayed in a place called the treehouse...a little jungle covered bungalow on stilts. While we were there we went on the most serious/dangerous/exerting hike either of us has ever been on. I think we climbed most of, if not all of, more than two or three mountains. We also made our way over, under and sometimes through jungle rivers and streams. We got to see farmers in the field, and their babies, and hill tribe villages which was really cool. Later in the week Amanda rode an elephant! It was huge! I chickened out but Amanda went for it with nothing more than a few "it's a bit alarming"-ish statements. She really liked it too.
After another two days of traveling and a night in Bangkok we landed on the island and have been enjoying the beach and relaxation. Making some new friends from around the world and getting sunburned. I think today we truly understood why now is in the low season. It's rained at night since we've been here but nothing too serious. Last night at dinner we were sitting out on the patio and one of the workers went out to the edge of the patio and waved his hands in the air a bit. He turned to us and told us we should go inside because "maybe rain." We moved inside and literally just as they had moved the last table in and pulled down the last tarp the skies dumped out a small lake. This morning, walking the 10 yards from the breakfast spot to the bungalow we were drenched to the skin!!! There are fewer tourists and things sure are cheaper but when it rains, look out! It's occurred to us now to check some local weather patterns, just in case!
We both excited and nervous to come home but mostly really happy to see you all! Much love!
~Abi
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