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Koh Chang
August 30 | Comments (0)
It's been a rough ride the last few days. I'm not sure if I can handle all of the sun and sand.
Dao, 27, female - long trunk, quiet, likes long walks and fresh pomelo.
Yesterday we spent the morning on an elephant trek through the jungle (Chang Chutiman Tour Tel. 089-939-6676, 087-135-7424). On the way back Jen got the prime position on the head of the elephant (just behind the ears), and I got to sit like a maharaja (yeah, I know wrong country) on the seat behind her whilst our mahout walked in front calling out commands so that Dao didn't get any bright ideas. She was very well trained and only started to deviate once we reached the pomelo grove, then the temptation to disobey orders was just too great. We spent the better part of 20 minutes picking fresh pomelo and feeding them to our large friend (still sitting on top, she'd just reach her trunk up to grab the fruit) each whole pomelo exploding with a large "POP" followed by a splash of juice on my legs and the wonderful smell of fresh citrus (beats elephant flatulence I tell ya!). I think I could have easily spent the rest of the day eating pomelo with Dao, but unfortunately the trip was only scheduled for 2 hours.
Unfortunately, we've been rained out today so apart from watching dodgy copies of the Simpsons (movie), Borat and Die Hard 4 we haven't done much.
A few more days at the beach and then we're off to Bangkok for our last bit of Asia. This trip is going too fast!