An Elephants-Never-Forgettable Experience

Sian and her new friend

As mentioned in my last post, during our time in Bangkok, we ventured out into Thailand’s beautiful countryside to spend a day at the Elephant Day Care Centre on the River Kwai. It won't surprise you to hear me to tell you how hot it was (it was hot), but it was very, very hot out in the open mountains next to the River Kwai. In fact, so much so, that Sian nearly fainted from over-heating. It probably didn't help that we were boiling rice for twenty-seven elephants, though. Yes, you read that right. 

If Hell Is Really That Hot, Then It Must Be Bangkok…

Thanks to very poor WiFi availability here in New Zealand, this post is coming to you a little late seeing as we left Bangkok some nine days ago for Auckland. It’s safe to say that the best way to start this post is to address just how nightmarishly-hot Bangkok – and undoubtedly the rest of Thailand, though we didn’t venture too far from the city. Okay, we drove a good four hours out to an Elephant Day Care centre on the River Kwai but more on that in the next post.