Well last year around this time, I went camping with the 3s, 4s and 5s to Chanthaburi down south. So it was nice to have a change of scenery for this year with the 4s, 5s and 6s. We headed East of Suphanburi to Khao Yai National Park. Sam, SiSi, and I left early on Friday morning, while the other teacher had to work (ha ha) and teach the 1s, 2s, and 3s. We arrived at Khao Yai around noon and put our things away in our tents. We ate some lunch (out of the back of a pick up truck) and then started on a 6k hike through the woods.
our lunch out of the pick up
SiSi and I during our hike
During our hike we saw some elephant footprints, crocodiles, and lots of bamboo. At the end of our hike we came upon a waterfall where we met up with the other teachers: Matt, Brett, Ian, Tessa, Ally, Alex and his girlfriend who was visiting Anna. We headed back to the campsite and relaxed before dinner. After we finished dinner, we all got ready for spotlighting at night! All the teachers piled into one pick up truck and all the students split up into other trucks. There was one Thai boy in the front of the pickup with a giant spotlight and we went looking for animals. We saw lots of deer (unexciting) and then we got to see 2 porcupines, which was very cool.
The next day we were woken up at 6am to go bird watching. Yes, bird watching.. at 6 in the morning. You can imagine how thrilled we all were. We walked along the paved roads with students for almost 2 hours then made it back to camp. Saw nothing interesting. Ate some breakfast and packed up to head off!
On the way home from camp we made some pit-stops. First, Chokchai Farms, where apparently they have the best ice cream and dairy products. Which is true because the ice cream was delicious. Stop #2: waterfall, where we ate lunch and went swimming which was very fun. After a few hours of swimming we hopped back in the vans and headed back to Suphanburi! It was a fun time to spend with the students and see them outside of the classroom. And Friday is Christmas!! Happy Holidays!
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