By the last few days in Thailand we had done almost everything we all wanted to do EXCEPT ride an elephant. Soooooo, what was the last thing we did there? We went to ride elephants, of course. We headed up north on a bus, hoping to rent 2 motorcycles for a day, ride out to a place to ride elephants, drive through the Khao Yai National Park (since hiking without a guide in the jungle is not allowed), and then return back to Bangkok that evening. Traffic was bad leaving Bangkok so by the time we arrived it was dark and the rental place was closed. What to do? We walked around town until we saw a hip café that looked like someone MUST speak English in there. The owner didn’t speak English at all, but it just so happened that there was a table full of Park guides that spoke English. They invited us to sit with them. We ended up have a super fun evening hanging out with a bunch of locals. One couple took us in their truck to their Uncles’ hotel (where we stayed for a really good deal), then they picked us up in the morning and took us on a day’s adventure that was well worth the money we shelled out. No regrets and it was handed to us on a platter… a great way to end our trip in Thailand, the Land of Smiles. Two pages of pictures again. Sometimes it is so hard to decide which ones to post. That’s it for Thailand, folks.