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January 16th 2016
Published: February 26th 2016
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Day 4 Saturday - January 16 Morning Blog A DAY WE’VE BEEN WAITING FOR AND DREAMING ABOUT! We got up early and had a nice breakfast. Nok and Poi were there to pick us up at 8:30 for the drive to our private Elephant Life Experience in Mae Taman Valley, the only boutique elephant camp in Thailand. On the way we made a quick stop at a street market and walked around for a few minutes. As we contin... Read Full Entry



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The MahoutsThe Mahouts
The Mahouts
With their elephants and ready to go for a ride with us.
Hop on MaamHop on Maam
Hop on Maam
Annette's elephant kneels down for her to board.
Don't look down dear!Don't look down dear!
Don't look down dear!
We're boarded and ready to go. Annette's gets his first treat.
How sweet it is!How sweet it is!
How sweet it is!
Annette's elephant loves that sugarcane!
Doug offers a treatDoug offers a treat
Doug offers a treat
Ready to roll!Ready to roll!
Ready to roll!
We're ready to go for a ride.
How are you doing dear?How are you doing dear?
How are you doing dear?
Looks like she's having a great time.
How about a treat?How about a treat?
How about a treat?
Annette gives my elephant a treat prior to our walk.
Down the road we go.Down the road we go.
Down the road we go.
Off for our elephant walk.
A nice portrait!A nice portrait!
A nice portrait!
Doug & Annette posing with one of our friends after our ride.
How about a BIG hug Doug!How about a BIG hug Doug!
How about a BIG hug Doug!
Doug gets a big trunk hug.
Monet at workMonet at work
Monet at work
This 5-year old male, Chun Khun working his magic painting a red rose for Annette.
How about that!How about that!
How about that!
Toot your own horn...nice work!
How about yellow?How about yellow?
How about yellow?
Annette prepares the brush for Chan Khun who will paint his 2nd one for Annette. This one will be an elephant in blue and yellow.
A TreeA Tree
A Tree
Sugarcane, a 4-year old male paints a tree for Doug.
Two of our new art collectionTwo of our new art collection
Two of our new art collection
Give them a hand for such nice work!
Our boarding platformOur boarding platform
Our boarding platform
We board our next elephant ride together from this platform.
Ready for our 2nd rideReady for our 2nd ride
Ready for our 2nd ride
This one is together.
Elephant socks!Elephant socks!
Elephant socks!
Annette has her elephant socks on today.
Forging the riverForging the river
Forging the river
Our 2nd ride took us across the river and up the hillside and back.
Up the hill we goUp the hill we go
Up the hill we go
After we cross the river, we go uphill into the jungle with several other elephants joining us.



27th February 2016

Pamela Duncan
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Elephant Walk
I definitely need to overcome my fear of horses and heights so maybe, just maybe I can follow in your footsteps someday. Wow! Where are you placing your new artwork?

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