Kelsey's Time in Thailand: Chiang Rai (Day 2 - Not Zip-lining, and Monkeys)

The morning of the second day of our trip was a sort of a "get our bearings" morning. We went around town looking into different tours and day/half day trips. Shari, who had been quite sick a few days earlier, was still not feeling well so she stayed back at the guesthouse.

Clothes lining and Buddhas in caves

One of the things we really wanted to do in Chiang Rai was zip lining, and we found out before we left that there was a place that offered such. After spending a good hour finding out if "Boomerang Adventure Park" was open (the website was down and the phone number wasn't working), and finding a cab to take us there, and finding out the directions for the cab driver, the three of us were on our way.

The fact that nobody knew about this Boomerang Adventure Park should have been our first clue. The difficulty we had in finding directions should have been our second. We drove there in a cab and ended up passing it the first time because it looked so....lame. It wasn't as much zip-lining as it was clothes-lining. We ended up passing up on it without even getting out of the cab.

The morning wasn't a total loss, however. We ended up visiting a little Buddha site we saw on our drive to Boomerlame Misventure Park and stopped there for a spell.

After having lunch back at the hotel, we arranged for a half-day trip further north to see monkeys, a Jade Factory, and Scorpion Temple. The Jade factory was unfortunately closed, but we did get to go to the golden triangle instead, which is where you can see Burma, Thailand, and Laos all at once.

Monkeys and Tam Pleaw (?)

The first stop we made on our half day tour was of monkeys and what I think is called Tam Pleaw. But I am not sure on the name. Long story short, I got to feed wild monkeys (and play peanut catch with them), and go into a beautiful cave that reminded me of a video game. Probably Uncharted. :)