At 8 a.m. we leave our comfy hotel, The River View Lodge,
for the Elephant Nature Park about 1 hour north of Chiang Mai.
http://www.elephantnaturepark.org/
This is a rescue center, where elephants who are injured or in need are cared for in a natural environment--no forced work, not ridden, and they receive appropriate vet care if needed. There are a few babies, too!
After a half day feeding and washing elephants and having lunch with the many visitors and volunteers, we start the drive back to Bangkok. We stop for the night in Kamphaeng Phet, same hotel as the other night when we were going to Chiang Mai.
Dinner at the night kitchen, on the street near the hotel.
Tomorrow, we complete the drive back to Bangkok.
http://www.elephantnaturepark.org/
This is a rescue center, where elephants who are injured or in need are cared for in a natural environment--no forced work, not ridden, and they receive appropriate vet care if needed. There are a few babies, too!
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| Volunteers come here for week or a year. Sorting elephant snacks in the elephant kitchen. |
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| Bananas fill the kitchen like a well stocked library. Ripening. A favorite for the elephants. |
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| Most food is locally grown. Watermelon, corn, squash. And bananas. |
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| This could be my toes. We both need a pedicure. |
After a half day feeding and washing elephants and having lunch with the many visitors and volunteers, we start the drive back to Bangkok. We stop for the night in Kamphaeng Phet, same hotel as the other night when we were going to Chiang Mai.
Dinner at the night kitchen, on the street near the hotel.
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| She's cooking Jim's stir fry chicken with veggie. |
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| Everywhere, napkins are dispensed like this, and are actually toilet paper. Everything is economical. |
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| At the elephant rescue center we had a great lunch. Now it's a great dinner, on the street. The cook's in the background. Busy area for take-out and eat-in. |
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