Sightseeing on Koh Samui
For a few days we've hired a couple of jeeps to
explore the island. Yesterday we drove up the hills in the middle of the
island - despite the absence of proper roads, which made it much more
interesting! The children loved it all - especially the bumpiest bits,
where we were getting the jeeps to clamber over rocks right in the middle
of the track. Sadly, I didn't take any photos to show you, as my hands
didn't leave the wheel. Nor did I record the various screams of excitement
from the back seat. We then had lunch at the Laem Set Inn, on the south
of the island, where lunch-goers get to use the swimming pool and lounge
around the beach of this boutique-style hotel.
And
today we headed to the woods, to ride elephants. Rather than sitting in
the proper seat, Charlotte got to sit on the neck, holding on to the driver.
But then Sarah dropped her water bottle, and the driver jumped down the
collect it - which left Charlotte in the driving seat for the rest of
the half-hour! Apparently, all you need to do to drive an elephant is
to rest your hands on its head, and it will do the rest. I'm not sure
how useful that information will be when Charlotte gets home, but its
got to go down as one of the key memories of our trip.
Then
it was time for all of the children to feed the elephants with bananas.
Elephants always look big in photos, but they seem even bigger when they
are right in front of your. And even bigger still when their trunk is
trying to reach over to grab a banana from behind your back!
And
today we headed to the woods, to ride elephants. Rather than sitting in
the proper seat, Charlotte got to sit on the neck, holding on to the driver.
But then Sarah dropped her water bottle, and the driver jumped down the
collect it - which left Charlotte in the driving seat for the rest of
the half-hour! Apparently, all you need to do to drive an elephant is
to rest your hands on its head, and it will do the rest. I'm not sure
how useful that information will be when Charlotte gets home, but its
got to go down as one of the key memories of our trip.Then
it was time for all of the children to feed the elephants with bananas.
Elephants always look big in photos, but they seem even bigger when they
are right in front of your. And even bigger still when their trunk is
trying to reach over to grab a banana from behind your back!