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Elephants! Elephants! Elephants!


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83 year old Anne on an elephant. She has been an amazing spiritual adventurer on this trip and has kept up with the group in all the inner and outer adventures.



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Our team is ready to ride off into the forest on elephants.




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Katherine and Mandy.




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Anne feeds one of the elephants a squash. It requires briefly putting your hand in the elephants's mouth.




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Now it's Peter's turn.




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Posing with our elephants.




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Anne and her son, Peter.




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Mandy enjoys a moment with her new friend.




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The mahouts or elephant caretakers pose with their elephants.




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Upclose on an elephant's eye.




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An elephant's trunk.



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After the long ride our elephant is hot and sweaty and has requested a bath.



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After scrubbing her down she returns the favour. Mandy is first to get sprayed down.



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Peter holding on to her tusk.



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Katherine.



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Dandapani enjoys a quiet moment with the elephant.


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