Thur & Fri Nov 24th, 25th, 2016 - Yangon - Thailand & Day with the Elephants
Thursday the 24th was a travel day as we flew from Yangon to Chiang Mai, Thailand. We arrived late in the afternoon, had time to relax and enjoy a Thai dinner. Early this morning Friday November 25th we departed for our Day with the Elephants at the Baan Chang Elephant Reserve. Besides interesting photo opportunities the group learned about the conservancy and rescue of the elephants, had a chance to feed them, get to know them. Learn how to ride them and then swim with them at the end of the adventure. It was a great day in the highlands. Enjoy todays selection of images.
We changed so we don’t get street cloths dirty and are set to go. Hope you like blue!
Heading out to feed the elephants.
We stopped by the food storage shed to pick up sugar cane and bananas.
We took out 7 baskets to feed the waiting elephants.
Larry offering some sugar cane.
Tammy getting to know this elephant. It was great fun.
Nancy gets in on the feeding.
Ken gets a hug from a very full elephant.
Janice gets more like a hickey!
Christine gets a hug and a kiss too.
Marion is not to sure ...
Alexa having some fun too.
Open wide, see the leaf at the back of his throat.
Marion learning how to ride.
Pat’s turn.
Nancy had no problem.
Time to have a quick drink and cool off before our jungle ride.
Yang and Alex riding down the path.
Nancy and Christine doing fine.
Bath time after the ride.
Nancy moves in to wash her elephant.
Christine giving her elephant a scrub.
It’s one busy place.
Jim cooling his elephant off.
Jim’s elephant spraying back.
Alexa gets it too.
That’s a wrap for our first full day in Thailand. Tomorrow we head up to a mountain temple for sunrise photography and watch the monks take morning offering. Tomorrow evening we fly to Bangkok. Good night from Chiang Mai, Thailand.