Thursday, July 11, 2013

Thailand with Kai! (part 2 - Chiang Mai - Mae Sa Elephant Camp/Waterfall)

OK... back to the adventures in Thailand... 

At the Mae Sa Elephant Camp you get a condensed view into the incredible world of elephants.  Last time we were in Chiang Mai we visited Lek's Elephant Nature Camp, highly recommended, and I would have loved to have gone back there, but we wouldn't have been able to volunteer as much with Kai.  At the Mae Sa Elephant Camp, the Mahouts put on a show.  And it's quite the show... 

Getting Kai used to "elephano"
And the show begins!!!
The march of the elephants...
My parents are certainly thrilled...
Kai was quite giddy with excitement during the show... 
Elephant paintings...
in action...
Quite amazing.  
After the show we got a nice hug from the elephants... Kai like them from distance, but his instincts kicked in and wasn't very happy up close.  
Elephant poo!  Probably weighed as much as Kai...
Afterwards we went on to feed the baby elephants...
who gladly accepted bananas...
they eat lots...
Obaa-chan taking a seat
On the way back, we stopped at the Mae Sa waterfalls.  A really nice reprieve from the heat...
Sweet waterfall...


On the way home!  I turned into his carseat...
Schmidt's Bakery!!!




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