Tuesday, September 22, 2015

Jonathan's Birthday and Weekend in Khao Yai!

Jonathan's birthday dinner -- costumes required!:)

We celebrated Jonathan's birthday last week (last year in his 30s!) and then enjoyed a quick get-away to the mountains of Khao Yai -- a national park in central Thailand about 3 hours away from Bangkok. We had such a great time!

We stayed at Lala Mukha Tented Resort and loved it! Camping with all the amenities (including aircon and full bathroom). It was beautiful!






And we spent a day hiking in the national park (complete with leeches and various wildlife...including a large rat snake on our trail!) and then enjoyed some go-karting and a quick stop for some homemade ice cream at Thailand's largest dairy, Chokchai Farms. Such a memorable trip!

The beautiful National Park....


Heo Suwat Waterfall -- where they filmed part of the film, 'The Beach' (Leonardo Dicaprio's waterfall scene)....


Along the hiking trails...





Post-hike leech extraction (can you see the small one on Jonathan's finger?)....


And a few other fun ones from our time there...








2 comments:

paula said...

Love the pictures. I cannot get over the leeches!!! 😳😳😳 happy birthday, JL!

Carrie said...

That first picture makes me laugh!! Love it. You guys were troopers with the leeches ... I just kept thinking about the movie - Stand By Me!!