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Trekking in the Jungle - OMG!
... and quite tough as most of it was uphill. We took our lunch after about 3 hours walking, in the middle of a rice field – just us and a few water buffalo looking on curiously!
Sak and Sore Paw, our two jungle boys, were keen to show us different aspects of the jungle, one of them being the versatility of the bamboo plant. Between them, they made us bamboo beakers for our coffee, a ‘pop-gun’ for John to play ...
I Do Hope We Get A Small Elephant....
... days program and warns us about the dangers involved. Tells us over and over to be careful and stay near the mahout at ALL times. (A mahout is an elephant carer - each nellie has it's own mahout). He explains that they are after all, massive unpredictable animals. They weigh 3 - 5 ton, can run at 30kph and could break your body with a simple swat of their trunk. Okay. We start to feel a little nervous now. Sumit is a revelation, he is full of information, friendly and ...
Welcome to Chiang Mai
... bamboo rafting. Trevor should have a lot of pictures to add after this adventure. Jodi will be adopting an elephant and trying to arrange how to get it home;-)
With our many sudden downpours (it's still rainy season) we have been very thankful that Doreen gave us the mini umbrellas! They have saved our butts many times already.
Until next time, love Jodi & Trevor
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Fun in the jungle
... before negotiating a bit of a climb into the seat placed on the elephants back for us to sit on. Julie ad I were behind Hayley and Robert, but we could hear her screams and could tell even from the back that she was not impressed with the ride. To be fair, it was slightly bumpy and uneven, especially when we went down the riverbank and crossed the river. I was momentarily distracted by a fleeting thought of the elephant losing its footing in ...
Nellie the Elephant packed her trunk...
... clearly know its feeding time. We are given a few baskets of fruit and are free to feed them to the elephants. Because we are on a platform we are about head height for the elephants who reach their trunks over the small barrier in search for some food. Our group takes it in turns to pop some bananas or watermelon into the curve of the trunk, then watch as it is curled up and popped into the elephants mouth. Awesome! After these baskets are empty we move further into the park to a ...
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