After a lovely sleep (despite the roosters and the elephants making a racket!) we were treated to a naughty western breakfast of toast with Nutella, nesquick cereal and hot chocolate. Tuk knew us well! This was all burned off within the hour as we had to cut sugar cane with a machetti! This was hard work but good fun and nice treats for our elephants. We all went over to the elephants and fed them and got to know them. We were then paired up with elephants. I am the shortest so was paired with a young elephant. Her name was Nam Wan and she was adorable! She was also very curious about every single plant we passed and picked off what she could eat. She would then smell it and then throw it on the floor. So naughty! An elephant is a bumpy ride and full of spontaneous sidetracks. I was loving every minute! The highlight was going into the lake with Nam Wan and being dipped into the water. I was soaked but it felt wonderful! I also almost fell off and was trying to get back on Nam Wan. My friends have it all on video too, so you have that to look forward to!
Nam Wan gave me a kiss with her trunk when we said bye bye. Our elephant rides were just under two hours, so you can imagine how tired we were. Our legs and bums ached but in a good, exercise workout kind of way. Another delicious home cooked Thai lunch courtesy of Tuk and freshly showered, we were ready for the rest of the afternoon. We were taken to the Silk village. This was lots of stalls and shops of silk clothing and gifts. They were beautiful.
We all had such a great couple of days at the elephant sanctuary and were full of smiles. Definitely the highlight of the trip so far and I would not hesitate to ride an elephant again!
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