After a great morning of swimming with elephants in the River Kwai we were told to take a shower and get ready to head out for our next adventure. In our bathroom we noticed that our shower and toilet water went straight into the river! Gross! 
We were also told that we had only been given one night to stay there on the floating house but we decided to buy another night so we could spend it with our Swedish friends and we really enjoyed our room. Two beds, fan and A/C. We were living it up at this place. After breakfast we got into a van with Christian and Stephi and went to Erawan National Park. This park boasts a seven-tiered waterfall which really lived up to the hype. We started up the trail to the first waterfall which was pretty amazing. I was so excited to get in the water and swim in deep pools of clear blue water. We hiked up the trail to the 6th waterfall and stopped there to get in the water an
d enjoy the cool water. As soon as we got in we were swarmed by fish that would nibble on our skin. These fish fed on dead skin and in the cities you could pay for a fish massage where these fish would nibble on your skin, cleaning off all the dead skin cells and giving you a nice massage at the same time. I climbed to the top of the waterfall and found a shallow pool to sit in with baby fish that didn't freak me out so much and let them nibble on my feet and legs. What a strange feeling! On our way down we stopped at another waterfall that people were cliff jumping into. It wasn't really much of a cliff but a good 8 feet or so. Dayton noticed a higher spot that would require jumping from the top of the waterfall and clearing some rock toward the bottom. We tested the depth and he went for it. He cleared it no problem and I followed. We had a really good time jumping in the waterfall. Our time was spent though and we had to head down for a ride back to the floating house. After we got out of the water 
Dayton noticed that his watch was missing. The river swallowed it whole. Across the canyon we noticed a bunch of monkeys hanging out in the trees and making their way down the canyon along side us. Dayton and I decided to trail run down the mountain. It felt so good to be running in nature again. I couldn't help but think how cold and snowy it was back home and here we were, enjoying the mountains and swimming in waterfalls. Once we reached the bottom the monkeys were already there harassing the tourists. One lady tried to get a picture with a monkey in the background and the monkey jumped on her back! She jumped away, extremely frightened. They monkeys will hang out and steal cameras, purses and food. It was hilarious to watch them go after all the tourists. Once we arrived back at our floating house we went for a walk to check out some of our surroundings. We were near a bridge that went across the river that we had noticed some children jumping off into the river. The bridge must have been 25 feet off the water. We had another great dinner prepared for us and then the entire staff at the floating house got drunk and started dancing. They even played musical chairs and one Thai woman wouldn't stop dancing. Christian and Dayton took part in the musical chairs while Stephi and I looked on with laughter. It was a great way to end an amazing day! The next morning while I was in my room some English speaking girls about our age showed up and tried to get into our room. Good thing the door was locked because I was in the middle of changing. When I came out they asked "Is that your room?!" duh. There were about 5 of them, it was strange to see a group of girls traveling alone. We would be running into these girls later on our trip. Next stop: Ayutthaya Here's a few more photos of the waterfalls:
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