Trek

- late for trek, started @ 9:15am, supposed to start @ 8:30am
- our backpacks were way too heavy for this trek!
- rode elephants, Mike and I on one, Judith and Bri on another
- rode long boat to Karen (Kayan) village, saw the long necks and the children in school
- began trek, up and down hills and through the river(s)
- too many hills, we were all dying!!!
- got to the village after 4 hours of trekking and decided not to continue because we're wimps! Tomorrow is supposedly all uphill for 7 hours!
- we told our guide, Noi, that we couldn't continue, he was upset and disappointed but he called the tour office and let them know.
- we wrote a letter saying why we can't go on and promising that we do not want a refund
- we felt so bad because the workers that came along took 5 days off to come on this trek and needed to go to Pai, and since the trek was police registered the police knew our route and would fly helicopters to make sure we were on track and were all okay
- our sleep at night was terrible! We slept on the hard wooden floor and it was soooo cold and uncomfortable all night. I don't think we would have been able to do this for 3 more nights.
- our dinner was excellent! Don't know what it was, but we took a picture of it.
- I think tomorrow we will ride on the back of motorcycles and ride 2-3 hours back to Mae Hong Son with our backpacks on.