Those of us who remained at the Four Seasons Chiang Mai experienced a temple and market tour, or interacted with elephants at a sanctuary. There were tigers too!
Those of us not at the tented camp had a somewhat less rigorous encounter with elephants. At the elephant sanctuary, we fed them bananas, were given a demonstration of the skill of the animal handlers (mahouts), watched the elephants bathe, then rode them through the jungle and into the water. I was hoping they wouldn't fill their trunks and give us a bath. It was a fun and easy morning.
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| Elephant Convoy- Sharon and Cynthia followed by Selma and Scott |
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| Bathing |
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| Selma and Scott enjoy watching the elephants bathe |
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| Larry decides whether he will share his bananas |
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| Selma in the elephant sanctuary |
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| The mahouts demonstrate their skill with the animals |
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| Deeply rooted in Thai culture, elephant training has traditionally been a familial heritage passed down through the generations. |
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| Elephant art |
How 72 year-old Thai cab drivers stay in shape
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| ..the bicycle cab driver and the cab occupant, Gene. |
River Rafting with Brian and Beverly
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| Janet, Brian and Beverly |
The Ferocious Tiger
Late in the day, Vince, Patty, and I had a tiger adventure. Tiger Kingdom was located just minutes from the resort. Unbelievably, we were allowed inside the cages, to interact with the tigers. It was great fun. We were the last guests of the night, but intelligently left before the animals got too hungry. |
| Patty, Vince and Janet ...not eaten by tigers |
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| Vince with a very comfortable cub |
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| A happy quartet |
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Janet loves cats..this one loves the camera  |
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