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Published: April 17th 2009
Just a quick update this time (I can hear some of you sighing with relief from here!).
We've just had the most amazing two days staying with the elephants in the mahout camp. They are fantastic animals, so clever and with so much more individual personality than you would think. I will write a full blog on it with all of the cool pictures when we come of out the wat but its past midnight over here and we have to be at the temple tomorrow morning in our white robes for the first day of monastic silence at 7.30am. Just wanted to write a quick note and say that we will obviously be without outside contact for at least 10 days while we're in the wat so don't panic if you don't hear from us! We're both looking forward to the experience but are also a little nervous. I'm sure you all know how hard 10 days of silence will be for me and Amy! I think I put a link to the wat on the last blog but in case I didn't here it is again. You can see what we'll be doing on a daily basis:
http://www.palikanon.com/vipassana/tapotaram/tapotaram.htm
Right, off to bed now, will update you in around a fortnight with how we got on!
"Shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!"
P.S. Dad, I tried to call on Tuesday at around 6pm GMT and around 1pm today (Friday) but got no answer at the house. What's the best time to call you?
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becca
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Oh My Gosh
Hi Guys - Cannot believe you have chosen to undertake 10 days in a monastery - good luck!!!!!!! Especially to you Amy - you are the biggest chatterbox I know :) Im sure it will be ok and I imagine it will be very enlightening! Cant wait to hear the update afterwards... Speak to you soon. Becca xxxxxx