Today I gave an elephant a bath

Asia » Thailand
June 21st 2008

Published: June 21st 2017

Geo: 18.695, 98.7898Today was fantastic - definitely a highlight of Thailand! The Patara Elephant Sanctuary is about 30km SW of Chiang Mai. They are a small independently owned farm that takes in 'retired', unwanted, abused and abandoned Elephants and gives them a safe place to live. They operate mainly on donations and by us guests who come to spend the day with the Elephants.The farm ... Read Full Entry

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Suzette Saint-Pierre

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Hey folks, I've decided to use TravelPOD instead of this site for my blog. Sorry! Here is the link to the active blog I'm using for Asia '08: www.travelpod.com/members/suzettesp Thanks! Suzette TP PROFILE Former TravelPod Member: suzettesp Joined: January 4th, 2008From: Massachusetts lives in New York,United StatesProfession: Internet Software Project Manager... full info

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Fear, utter fear.

Ok, here I was really scared. Really scared, like my hands were shaking. Not that my elephant would slip and fall, but that she might bend down so steeply that I wouldn't be able to hold myself onto her head and I'd just fall off over the top of her head. My thighs were wrapped around her neck as tightly as I could but you know, this isn't as easy as it looks. And the thought of falling 12-14 feet off an elephant onto an unfriendly jungle floor with rocks and trees, and whatever...then the 3 hour trek and 5 hour drive back to the nearest hospital...ok just what I was thinking in this pick. I didn't fall. I'm fine. Though I was really, really walking funny the next day.