Elephants and more....
OH my, too much has happened to put it all in one blog, so this might have to come in installments.:) We spent 4 days in Chiang Mai. Once again, thanks to some generous folks we were able to have a really nice vacation. The country is so beautiful up north, a refreshing break from life down south in the big city.
Our first tour was to an elephant camp. We had the opportunity to ride various elephants in various ways, as you will see in the pictures below. We also saw them get baths in the river, after which they put on a show for us. Then we "boarded" the elephants and took a 1 1/2 hour trek through the countryside, first crossing the river in which the elephants had taken their baths.
After we dismounted our elephants, we were taken on a short oxcart ride.
Following the oxcart ride we were given Vietnamese hats to wear as we floated on bamboo rafts down the river. When the two guys controlling the raft discovered I could at least attempt to speak Thai, they began jabbering nonstop, asking questions and hamming it up. It was a really fun ride.
That's all for now. Be looking for installment 2!:)
Comments
I was trying to figure out which one was the elephant :o
Posted by: Glenn | July 13, 2007 11:20 PM
Renee wants to see a picture of you riding an elephant standing up like a couple of those guys you had pictured! For myself, I was wondering how the elephant liked having such a great weight upon his nose....uh, I mean, a modest weight!
Posted by: Phil & Renee | July 5, 2007 10:45 PM
Wow...so you really got to ride an elephant, Twila. : ) Looks like so much fun!
Posted by: Bethany | July 5, 2007 10:12 AM