I have been wanting to go fishing in Chiang Mai, since my friend, Emile, told me about it in Peru. I was really excited to go! I caught a 67lb catfish! We went fishing all day at Bo Sang Fishing Park. The bait we used was made of rice, peanuts, cake, coconut milk, corn and bread.
When we arrived, my dad caught the first fish then my sister caught the next one. After that, I caught the next one and it was 50lbs. It took me 20 minutes to get it in.
Practice cast
Practicing
Got a bite!
Bringing him in…
Still reeling him in.
First fish of the day! Don’t catch them like that in Missouri.
Kat’s got a Fish!
This is Hard Work!!
What a Whopper!
Oh boy, this one feels big…
Reeling
Oh, it is hard pulling in a big one!
Kane’s First Big Fish!My mom loves this picture!
We had lunch which was Cashew Chicken, Thai Omelet and another chicken dish. I liked the Cashew Chicken.
After lunch, we changed spots on the lake. We went to the end of the lake. Right when I casted in I got a big bite and the guide said it was a really big fish. I was really excited and thought it may be the biggest one of the day and it was. It took 30 minutes to bring in and it was 67 LBS!
Got the Big One in! 67 LBS!!Almost as big as me!Dad’s Big one!
We kept fishing and I caught lots more fish! I thought it was really fun and our guide, Suivet, from Big Game Fishing was really great.
I was excited to be in Banos, Ecuador for my 11th Birthday. My parents let me choose between Rock Climbing and Repelling for my birthday. I chose Repelling with MTS Adventures.
When I woke up on my birthday at Casa Verde B&B, I played my Kindle. Kat was so excited about my birthday that she gave me a present. She gave me a card(she made) and a dollar.
Breakfast at our B&B-Casa Verde
After breakfast, we went to MTS. They had us put on our wetsuits(I had to wear 2 wetsuits, because the water would be so cold) and harnesses. Afterwards, the owner gave us a demonstration on how to do the repelling. I thought it was easy.
Putting my wetsuit onReady!
I can’t wait!Practicing
Then we took the van to the repelling place. We had to hike up a big hill. At the first waterfall, Kat and I had to go the bottom and wait for everyone else. They would not let me do it. I was sad.
The second waterfall, I had to repel with the guide, because it was more advanced. I could have done it, but they wouldn’t let me. Dad and Mom went at the same time and they kept bumping into each other.
The third one, they let me do by myself. It was really fun! I had to hop down this one.
The fourth one was a zipline. The zipline was really steep. It was going almost straight down across the waterfall and creek. It was exciting!
The fifth one was 100ft waterfall. I repelled down it myself. I was so proud of myself afterwards.
The last one, we slid down the waterfall.
I had a great time. If I had to choose between rock climbing and repelling, I don’t know what I would choose, they both are so fun!
We had lunch at Café Hood then we went back to MTS and I was able to rock climb on their fake wall. It was kind of hard. I wore out my hands.
We played Jenga while we waited for our food.
Climbing on the rock wall at MTS.
My mom made me a lemon cake for my birthday while Kat and I played on our Kindles. I chose to have dinner at the B&B. I chose estafado.
Afterwards, I got to open my presents. My favorite present was inside a balloon, which was a ticket to go Puenting(which is jumping off a bridge, kind of like bungee jumping). I was so surprised, because my mom kept saying I could not go, but my dad convinced her.
Kat gave me this!
We ended the night playing cards with my new ones!
Last weekend we went to Pisac. I woke up when the sun was rising over the mountains, there were a few clouds in the sky. In a few hours my parents woke up. We got ready to leave and walked down stairs, to pick up the peruvien girl, Mel, who was coming with us, then walked down the hill to the Plaza San Blas. We caught a taxi and went to where the taxi colectevos to Pisac were. A taxi collectivo is like a mini bus that takes you strait to your destination. We went over the mountains in in to the sacred valley, you could see three huge snow capped mountains on the way there. In about an hour we arrived in Pisac. After the collectivo dropped us off, we we went to the market and had lunch. From the upstairs balcony of the restaraunt I could see the sun shining on the mountains, a waterfall flowing down, and the inka farming terraces. After lunch, we took a taxi up into the mountains to the ruins. The ruins were up on a mountain with valleys on each side. The ruins made me feel like I was back in time with the Inkas. In the ruins there were tons of rooms, and tight staircases, I got lost in the houses for a few minutes I was looking all over for my parents finally they found me. At like 2:00, we hiked down on the side of the mountain for a few miles. Every few minutes we passed some ruins, the ruins were all shapes and sizes, some were like castle turrets, some were big wide rooms, and some were dirt straw roofed houses. Finally as the sun was starting to set, we made it back to Pisac. We got ice cream, and caught the collectivo back. I was so tired, on the way back I almost fell to sleep. I liked Pisac a ton.
Pics from the day!:
Bright eyed and bushy tailed!
Here, there are shared taxis to Pisac!
The driver was not afraid to pass with little to no room. Double yellow lines by damned.
Some sights on the way to Pisac…
Just arrived in Pisac, and getting our bearings.
Misc shots of the market in Pisac.
Kat is the dealmaker!
These guys were playing conch shells in front of the Cathedral.
All (most) of my needs met in one place!
From the restaurant balcony.
Kids looking out over the market.
Red Curry with Chicken. My body thanked me for the veggies!
Trout sandwich. Skin on, and crispy, it was really good. Kane said the onions were in a sour and spice dressing.
Amigas!
Something you don’t see every day in the States.
Coming upon the ruins.
Looking at the farming terraces never gets old for some reason.
Typical valley view for the day.
We do a lot of this here…
Yes, I did bump my head in this tunnel.
My favorite photo of the day.
Hiking along on of the Incan terraces.
The Sacred Valley is breathtaking!
Kane insisted that I get this shot… with the waterfall and the terraces.
Getting close to Pisac now!
A little reward for the hike well done! (followed by ice cream too)
We arrived in Orlando a few weeks after Christmas. We were camping at Fort Wilderness (which is on Disney property). The campground was in the woods and was really nice. We arrived in the afternoon and biked to the swimming pool. Later at 6:30 we went to a free campfire, and the movie Wild.
The next day we went to Universal Orlando Resort. We got a deal on a three day pass. It was rainy outside so there was barly any people around. When we arrived my sister wanted me to do a one-fish two-fish ride, and I got all cold and soaked. After that my dad and I went to do a crazy roller coaster called the Hulk. It starts you off slow then shoots you off at 50 mph. Its almost all corkscrews and loops. Then we went to the “The Wizarding World of Harry Potter”. We had lunch which I had fish with fries and frozen butter beer which is a harry potter drink and tastes like a sprite and vanilla cream soda, frozen. Then my Dad and I did the Dragon Challenge roller coaster. It hangs down, and has 8 loops. I also did it with my mom. The next ride we did was one of my dads favorites. It was part simulater part roller coaster and it was really cool, and is a broomstick riding adventure called “Forbidden Journey”. Next we went to the Jarassic park section and rode a small roller coaster which was a long wait because when we just got strapped in it broke down. Next we went to the super hero section and did the Spider Man ride, then the Dr. doom ride. It was dark outside by then. The ride took us up about 200 feet then dropped us. My mom did the Hulk one more time with me. After that we were all exausted so we left and had Chick-fil-a for dinner. Then drove back to our camp ground.
The next morning it was sunny. My sister got in trouble so she didn’t get to go. It was just my dad and I. When we arrived my dad and I did the rip ride rockit roller coaster. On the seats there are panels where you could choose a song and it would play loud while you were on the coaster. We loved it. Next we went to their model San Fransisco, and saw a street performer show. Then we went on the MIB alien attack ride. After that we went to the little kid section and did the E. T. ride. We had a long wait for the Simson’s simulator but it was pretty cool. After the ride we got a donut for a snack. Then we did the Twister ride. It was like you were in a tornado. I liked the ride. Later we did a scary ride called the Revenge of the Mummy. It was an under ground roller coaster. I liked it. We did the rip ride rocket a few more times, then we left the park for the day.
The next day we were leaving for Alabama but our RV was getting an oil change so we went back to universal. My dad and I did the hulk 4 times and a horrible cat in the hat ride once because all the waits for the other rides were too long. At 4:00 we had to leave. Even though there were no mountains or canyons. I had a great time in Orlando.
