{"id":187,"date":"2010-11-09T00:10:18","date_gmt":"2010-11-09T00:10:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/thai\/?p=187"},"modified":"2010-11-05T01:14:04","modified_gmt":"2010-11-05T01:14:04","slug":"lets-go-camping-part-3-of-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/thai\/lets-go-camping-part-3-of-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Let’s Go Camping! Part 3 of 3"},"content":{"rendered":"

Anyway, now that you’ve made peace with the leeches you’re truly ready to go camping (\u0e44\u0e1b\u0e41\u0e04\u0e21\u0e1b\u0e4c\u0e1b\u0e34\u0e49\u0e07<\/strong>). First, you select a good spot and pitch your tent (\u0e40\u0e15\u0e49\u0e19\u0e17\u0e4c<\/strong>). A high dry sunny area is great to avoid leeches. Then you splay out your sleeping bag (\u0e16\u0e38\u0e07\u0e19\u0e2d\u0e19<\/strong>). You might go collect some dry wood (\u0e44\u0e21\u0e49\u0e41\u0e2b\u0e49\u0e07<\/strong>) and prepare it for the nights\u2019 fire, or if you’re in a family camping ground you might have a gas stove (\u0e40\u0e15\u0e32\u0e41\u0e01\u0e4a\u0e2a) and some candles (\u0e40\u0e17\u0e35\u0e22\u0e19<\/strong>) for fire-like lighting. If it is a family campground, it’s likely you can rent (\u0e40\u0e0a\u0e49\u0e32<\/strong>) or buy (\u0e0b\u0e37\u0e49\u0e2d<\/strong>) anything you need when you get there (including tents and sleeping bags).<\/p>\n

Just when you think I’ve finished listing the animals to watch out for, I’ll tell you a few more. Lets start with the monkeys (\u0e25\u0e34\u0e07<\/strong>). You’ll easily see dozens of them, and hear them quite often. And if you haven’t seen wild monkeys before, they’re a nice treat for your trip. However, the braver ones have tried stealing my clothes off the wet clothes line, and one greedy little critter discovered I had food in my tent . . . good thing he couldn’t figure out the zipper! Then there are the deer (\u0e01\u0e27\u0e32\u0e07<\/strong>) . . . you’d think they aren’t dangerous, but these sneaky guys roam around your campsite at night obviously conniving evil plans!<\/p>\n

Now that camp is set, it\u2019s now time to go hiking (\u0e40\u0e14\u0e34\u0e19\u0e40\u0e25\u0e48\u0e19<\/strong>) in the forest (\u0e1b\u0e48\u0e32<\/strong>). If you’re like me, you’ll probably bring some trail-mix with you (\u0e2d\u0e32\u0e2b\u0e32\u0e23\u0e40\u0e14\u0e34\u0e19\u0e40\u0e25\u0e48\u0e19<\/strong>). If you plan to be out in the sun a lot, it\u2019s perfectly normally to use a small portable umbrella (\u0e23\u0e48\u0e21<\/strong>) to shade you during the trip. You’ll probably see a waterfall (\u0e19\u0e49\u0e33\u0e15\u0e01<\/strong>) at some point, always a highlight of my trips =)<\/p>\n

After your day’s hike, as the sun is going down (\u0e1e\u0e23\u0e30\u0e2d\u0e32\u0e17\u0e34\u0e15\u0e22\u0e4c\u0e15\u0e01<\/strong>), don’t forget to check your tent for leeches and such. Maybe even your sleeping bag . . . Speaking of nighttime, this is when you sit around your fire (\u0e44\u0e1f<\/strong>) and relax from a day of fun.<\/p>\n

Now before I list the vocabulary, I’d like to treat you to a fun video a friend of mine made of our trip to Khao Yai.<\/p>\n