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this was the day we were waiting for, the day to meet the elephants!! i booked this tour through phuket.com also, and it was at siam safari. we immediately started by meeting the elephants, and then taking our elephant ride.
each elephant has a mahout, who is matched with the elephant while young and stays with it throughout its life. they are best pals.
the ride was about 30-45 minutes. the mahouts would get off and take our picture at certain spots. we could see the ocean, and the big buddha. it was kind of terrifying at first, because i felt like the basket would fall over, but we made it through. we also saw a very big spider. the very big spider was terrifying.
after our ride, we fed the elephants. our elephant stole food out of another guy's basket!
then we met some baby elephants, aged two and seven. they painted, did tricks, and then took pictures with us. the one looks like she's gonna eat my head!
then they showed us how rubber is harvested. it was crazy. you can only slice the tree once a day!
then they showed us how to pound out our own curry, and gave us some with chicken and rice and pineapples. it was really delicious.
then they showed us how to fully harvest a coconut - from cutting off the outer shell, to cutting open the inside, shaving out the meat, squeezing out the milk, and how coconut oil is made. it was neats. then we had the little white things, which i think were made out of coconut milk and eggs, topped with carrots. then we had thai coffee and thai tea. like teh tahrik, they're mixed with condensed milk instead of regular milk. they were both so so good. i don't really like coffee straight, and i loved that coffee.
then we rode a water buffalo!
after that, they showed us how to harvest rice. and then we were done.
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