We got off the bus arriving at an elephant nature park with no chains or riding. As we got into the cafeteria a fat furry cat was sat on one of the tables. The first thing we did was feed the elephants and I’m sure they were hungry. We sat on the table with our group who were nurses and used to be in the military working in the navy as medics. They were called Alisha and Jake. They were really nice. Our guide told us that the elephants use their trunks to grab things. We finally settled in and were ready to take a walk so we did. We walked around the park and we looked at some of the elephants and it looked like they were throwing mud everywhere. The guide said for them it was like having a hot tub. As we walked back still looking at the elephants playing in the mud we could see the park. For lunch we had rice, curry, noodles with soup and much more. After a lovely lunch, we went to wash the elephants. We got to the river and the guide said just fill the buckets with the water and put the water on the elephant. When we were done, we went out for another walk down the river. We watched the dogs swim up and down the river with the elephants. We walked back with the dogs by our side still wet from their lovely swim. We got back and the staff were ready to show us our rooms and to be sure they were better than we thought they would be. The view on the balcony was amazing there was a lovely view and the beds were very comfortable. When we got out I spotted a sign saying ‘Cat Kingdom’ so I went in and saw there were hundreds of cats. All the cats were rescued from floods and many more disasters plus they were so cute. When I’d finished in Cat Kingdom the staff did a welcome meeting to tell us about the park. When we’d done the welcome meeting, we had dinner and I chatted with some people who were volunteers for the rescued dogs shelter and they were from Toronto (Canada). After along chat with them I headed to the Cat Kingdom to relax with the cats and to say good night. We walked back to our room with a dog following us and we couldn’t get it to go back so we had to sleep with it in our room. After a long day, we could finally get some rest and I was ready for the next day I was so excited… Today was the last day at the elephant sanctuary. I had planned to go to the dog shelter, I was so excited. We rushed to breakfast, as we were late we rushed down to the breakfast bar. Lucky we did, there were a few Cheerio’s left (result). While I was sat at the table eating my Cheerio’s the guide told us what we would be doing today. Our guide today was different person, and she told us we would be walking with the elephants. After I had finished breakfast we headed off to do our walk. We went down the river and back up to the park. We did this until we were chased around the park by the baby elephants. And they then stopped but it was not over, the Buffalos started chasing me. I was able to get to a safe spot (phew…) it was quite close I must admit. When we got back the group were going to make rice balls but I wanted to go and walk the rescued dogs. One of the volunteers said he’d take me and was happy for me to help. We first walked a dog who had bites from birds. We walked him down the road and back I think his name was Smoky I am not sure. I then walked a dog called Bao’bao who could only walk on his front legs so we had to put him on a wheel chair (the wheel chair we used was different to a human wheel chair). When we’d finished the walk I went to wash one of the dogs, we had to wear rubber gloves because the dog we were washing had a disease. My mom then came over to the dog sanctuary to say it was time to get back.The volunteers took a pic with me, I was going to miss everybody I had met at the elephant sanctuary and any of you who met me at the park miss you all very much Xxx Fred #traveling #Thailand #dogs #cats #elephants
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Judith Hodge
11/15/2016 01:43:24 pm
What a wonderful travelogue you're creating Fred; such fantastic adventures and I'm sure the animals all benefited from your love and care of them. Keep up the good work! x
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