More Thailand!

Today was a very Thailand day for activities.

We started the morning by getting breakfast, and then getting picked to head over to do some elephant riding. I know that it's of questionable humane-ness, but we just did a short trip. The elephant ride is rather bumpy, and I felt like I was going to fall off much of the time. We didn't see much abuse of the elephants, so that's good.

After the elephant ride, we had a guide take us to a nearby waterfall and cave. It was an interesting and short hike, but made difficult by the slippery rocks and mud, and fording small creeks. 

After that adventure, we decided to go get mopeds to go somewhere for lunch. The lady at the neighboring hotel did moped rentals, but seemed pretty laid back. She told us how to turn it out, and that was about it. We asked for helmets though, and were off. We rode north for about 15-20 minutes before stopping at a restaurant on the corner of the road at a high point, over looking the beach and seas. Great views, and again good food, as we had pad thai and a curry. Again, both were delicious.

We rode northward a little more, before turning around to go home in time for pickup for our cooking class.

We left at 3pm for our cooking class further up the coast. The class at Time for Lime is hosted in a cool looking kitchen, with multiple stations. It also has tables and a bar on the beach overlooking the sea. It was interesting learning about the various flavors in Thai cuisine, and it was fun to make food. We made delicious tom gha gai soup, with rice and holy basil shrimp stirfry. It actually turned out quite delicious. We then also made some fishcakes and chicken stir fry. 

Now we're done for the night, and off to catch the ferry tomorrow to Phuket and a seacanoe tour!