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January 16th 2016

Published: February 26th 2016

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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Overlooking our camp and the river

High on the hill we overlook the river and camp.

Back down the hill

A raft of folks going past.

We cross the river

We cross the river for our next part of the adventure.

Time for a bath!

A couple of the Mahouts washing down an elephant in the river as a raft drifts past.

Our turn!

Annette gets right into it.

Scrub-a-dub

Everyone gets washed.

I like this!

Her elephant is digging this.

Doug has onlookers

As he scrubs his, folks on the raft are clicking away.

Missed a spot

Annette's elephant gets on his side.

An amazing bathing

Everyone having fun.

Look in here

Annette's elephant opens up for a closer look.

Time to rinse off

Annette uses a bamboo basket to rinse her elephant.

Surrounded by our new friends

They're bathing finished.

A little more fun

Several of them spouting off.

Trumpeting

Some kind of shower!

A real shower!

We both got soaked and enjoyed it!

Oh my...time for a shower

Annette reacts to our playful friends.

How about a hug Doug

Doug gets a goodbye hug from one of his friends.

Annette gets a smooch!

One of her new friends gives her a so long kiss on the cheek.

Lunch

After our fabulous experience, we showered and got back into our regular clothes and sat down at a picnic table and enjoyed our lunch prepared at the Four Seasons Hotel.

Down the river we go.

After our lunch we boarded a raft with Nok and drifted down the river for about 45-minutes, piloted by one of the Mahouts to our final destination.

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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