吃过饭我们就打听怎样去机场。酒店提供的车需付700株，可书上说只需400株，我们考虑这里四六不靠，很难叫车，所以才贵，就打算去海滩，那里车多，应该好叫吧。可去海滩的车需200株，而按实际距离应该20株就够了。没办法，只好等酒店的车，他们收每位80株，也不便宜。到了海滩，发现这里同样是乱收费，没有一个肯打表，好容易找到一辆嘟嘟车，同意收450株，但香说再走走看，如没有便宜的就回来。没想到真的就没有，回来找他，他却说要700了，你说气人不欺人。活该他们没生意。最后我们找到了计程车公司，他们同意500株，并交了钱，坐上车后，总算松了一口气。可司机突然说要加收100株，我气得掏出收据同他理论，最后他总算同意放过我们了。
终于到机场了。回家的感觉真好。
The third day morning, we went for an elephant tour. We enjoyed: an elephant and buffalo ride and we even tried a ride in an oxen cart. We watched an elephant and a monkey performance. We tried canoeing as well for my first time. We enjoyed it very much. They demonstrated rice planting and harvesting as well as how to make Thai green papaya salad. It tasted very good. They took lots of photos, but they sold them together with a frame which made them extremely expensive. There were 2 or 3 photos I really liked, but I have to give them up due to the high and unreasonable price.
After lunch, we had been trying our luck with getting to the airport. Based on the guidebook, the cost should have been 400 bhat. But hotel charged us 700. We were thinking because of the isolation of this area, why everything was so difficult. So we decided to go to the beach. There were many taxis there, so should have been cheaper. But the taxi’s that went to the beach cost 200 Bhat, which by right should be a tenth as much. We had no choice but to wait for the hotel shuttle which cost 80 Bhat per person. When we reached the beach, we found it was the same situation there. Nobody was willing charge by meter. The average price they asked was 600 Bhat. I found one tutu driver who was willing to accept 450 Bhat. But 香 suggested we walk further. If we couldn't find anybody cheaper, then came back to him. In the end, we really did not have the luck and came back to him. Guess how much he wanted? He wanted 700 Bhat! Thai are most greedy people in the world. Then we decided to go to the taxi company which agreed to charge us 500 Bhat. We made payment and got in the car. Just when I was about to feel relieved, the driver asked for 100 Bhat additional. I was so angry and took out the receipt and argued with him. Finally he agreed to let us go.
We felt so good when we reached the airport and returned back home. Home sweet home!
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