Random thoughts about elephants. You wouldnt think that a beast that weighs over 1 ton could sneak up on you, but believe me, they like nothing better! Their feet can distribute their weight so well that you won't even know one is behind you, until you hear it trumpet (LOUDLY!) behind you! The 5 I worked with loved to do that, it was quite surreal. Also, you wouldnt think it would be easy to hide if you are an elephant, but because they spray themselves with so...

Well, I have almost come to the end of my time at the elephant sanctuary, and its been a weird couple of days. There have been forest fires, a motorbike accident, , a machete-wielding man, serious rifts within the volunteer groups, killer snakes, and 2 of my group freaked out about how the elephants are being treated. Jesus! I dont know why I thought travelling would be chilled out! There are 5 elephants within the sanctuary, and they have 3 mahouts with them. ...