Monday, September 03, 2007

A trip to the Jungle

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We went up to Kao Yai for a weekend with friends. Kids had a blast riding on elephants through the jungle and into the river. Milla was with her friend Kathleen and both got to "drive" the elephant.

Kai rode with Mum and Dad and he didn't want any part of getting in front. Our photos are mostly thanks to our driver who ditched us 2 minutes in and left us and the elephant to fend for itself as he walked and took photos. Not particularly reassuring. Dad took over driving at one stage and even managed to convince himself that he was doing something to influence the elephant's path. Yeah right.

We also walked through the jungle and did a night safari drive looking for animals...no tigers or elephants, but we did see many deer and some snakes on the road.

One amazing highlight...a terrific Italian restaurant in the middle of nowhere up there. Fantastic pasta, fresh-baked bread and amazing desserts. The jungle is hard living...

1 comment:

Harter Family said...

That's truly amazing...your kids are so lucky to have experiences like that! Amazing!