This morning I checked out of my lovely bungalow bamboo hut up in the mountains and checked into a guesthouse in town. I paid a bit more for this, 250 baht, but I also got a huge triple en-suit room with a telly. Most importantly, it had free wifi in the restaurant area.
My trusty stead. In the afternoon, I ventured out of town and took a short ride to the elephant camps.
This is Joe's elephant. She's very well looked after and only works a maximum of 4 hrs a day. If I hadn't already gone elephant riding recently, I would have hired her for an hour. She spends most of her day eating. I wanted to buy some bananas and feed it to her but they didn't have any for sale. However, they gave me a bunch to feed her instead.
Next, I rode to the hot springs area and found the Spa Exotic resort. I was told by a few travellers that the hot springs in the resort are cleaner and cheaper than the one run by the government in the national park. It was around 16:30 when I got there and the outside temperature was pleasent but still hot. I didn't know what the water temperature was but it was very hot. I spent a good hour there, switching between the cold tub and the hot pool.
I wanted to go to the waterfall as well but by the time I finished with the hot springs, it was almost 18:00 and the sun was starting to set. I really hated riding in the dark so I decided to head back to Pai.
After I got back, I decided to return the scooter. Tomorrow, I think I'll try to catch a bus to Mai Hong Song, 3-4 hrs from Pai.
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