Next Stop Chaing Mai Holly and I boarded the night train from BK to CM, 14 hrs of bumpy train ride on surprisingly comfy beds and we found ourselves in CM station. we were loaded into yet another tuktuk and taken to our hotel. CM differs from BK in that the women pushing their kitchens around were replaced with lady-boys and ping pong offers!! Next morning, off we set on our trek, fully aware we were all part of a package deal but loving every minute of it! first stop Police station to allow us into the jungle then to the elephant camp. Julie was totally right, elephants ARE in fact very hairy!! Holly and I had a very greedy elephant who kept putting his trunk up, sucking in dramatically, trying to get more bananas.
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