Well, last night was a real highlight of the trip so far. After our meal on the river bank we watched the moon rise, we then decided to sleep outside and the moon was a constant feature throughout the night.
We set off again the next morning after a great breakfast in the middle of a thunderstorm. The water was more exciting today and there were some big waves at times. We finished after a couple of hours and then had lunch – our rafting guide spotted the bus we needed, flagged it down and it waited (along with the other passengers) until we had finished eating!
After about an hours journey we arrived at Baratpor height which is where the sister hotel for the island jungle resort is situated. We had more lunch and then wandered into the garden. When we went back in we found that the other guests and our bags were already on the way to the jungle island resort so the bus had to be stopped and we were put in a taxi to catch it up!
The bus ride took about an hour and the last bit was really remote. We were dropped off, took a small punt across the river and then had about a 10 minute walk to the buildings.
Our first acivity was a jungle walk which started about 20 mins after we aririved. Our guides explained what to do if we came across bears, tigers or rhinos. I was pretty scared when we set off! We walked for over an hour and then spotted a rhino in the distance. Our guide took us closer and we all climed onto a fallen tree to get a better look – it came much closer and I think I got some good photos.
I am now tucked up and quite nervous as the man in the room next to me showed me the massive spider on his bathroom wall.
6.15 elephant ride tomorrow.
