12th August 2007. koh samui.

Jungle safari today. weather is still nice. got picked up from the hostel at around 13:00. was taken to a remote thai house in the jungle. where i was taught how they make the famous thai curry. wow they put about 10 chillis in there curry. We put only 2. I was hoping that i was going to eat the curry i was making, but he did a blue peter move, and pulled out one he created earlier. was rather good, but still it was a little too spicey for me.

Next we were talked though the 2 different types of coconut you get, green and brown. the green is only about 3months old and then turns brown when it reachs 6 months old.

The green one is sweet and you can drink it, better then any coconuts we get at home. the brown one is used for cooking. also the outer shell of the coconut is used to make pillors and beds. it is rather soft. maybe i will get to try one out one day.

Next was a monkey show, they show you how they use the monkey to get coconuts down from the tree, we then got to hold a coconut and have the monkey climb on us and twist the monkey free from the grib. was ok, poor monkey but thats life i guess out here, he was chained up !!!!

then we got to go do some elephant treking, which was great fun, poor elephant i felt a bit bad for getting him to walk around the jungle with me on his back. he seemed rather pissed aswell, as he was walking sideways alot. oh well, i did still enjoy it.

Then we got to go into a jeep go and see a mountain view which was really really amazing, lovely view, maybe one of the best views i have seen in thailand. Then we learnt how they get rubber from a tree and was shown, as thailand is one of the biggest rubber exports around. or so the guide told us.

then it was free, well you know what i mean, i did pay for the safari, anyway dinner and watching the sunset.

Thats more like the days i should be having doing more and seeing things. great day. just chilled in the evening in my room, all alone. !!!!!!!

nah it was good, to get some space every now and again. and i am leaving koh samui tomorrow for pucket. not sure i was going to go and the weather should be crap over there, as this (east) side is good. strange really they are not far appart, but thats what im told by everyone, we will see. i have read it is monsoon season over the west side.