Trek Day 1 - Meeting the folks

There was a bit of confusion at the beginning of the trip.  There were 3 trips going on at the same time and we were all lumped in together, 10 people, when we left Chiang Mai.  It was fun trying to work out who was to be on which trip.  But we eventually found out who is who and where they are going.  I would be trekking with Cristian, an Argentinian (not many Argentinians travel, the first I'd met abroad) and Ulraz (sp?) and Saar, a Belgian couple.


But, to start off we all did an elephant walk together.  It was enjoyable but brief.  I think we spent a total of 30 minutes with the elephants.  We then split and headed to different venues for lunch.  While we were eating our lunch I was surprised to find out we were joining up with another group.  They were halfway through their trek.  Two very entertaining French couples and an English couple who would be leaving us that afternoon.


Confused about who was on the trek with me?  I would be if I didn't spend the time with them.


From the scenic lunch venue we made our way to a Hmong village where we would be spending the night.