Part 2
Wednesday, May 11, 2005
Boy did we have a surprise! Dad took us to the Elephant Park. It was totally cool! First we had lunch over looking the elephants. It was an all you can eat buffet! My parents stayed at the restaurant too long, because my dad wanted to get his money's worth of food. We kids ate very fast because we wanted to go feed and pet the elephants. After feeding them for a while, we rode them. The elephant's name that I rode was Eva. She was so nice and friendly. My elephant driver's name was Wayan. She was so friendly and talkative. Sometimes she'd let me sit on the elephant's neck, but please keep it a secret. It was bumpy but worth it! Once when we were riding, Wayan pointed out a white cow's grave. I was really confused at first. I was thinking maybe I heard her wrong, until Dad explained to me that cows are thought to be very holy. After the ride I got a few pictures with Wayan and the elephants. Just remember to ride Eva and have Wayan, the girl, as your driver.
After the ride there was a show. The elephants would hold each other's tails, and walk across a huge log. They also played basketball and soccer. Then they'd sit on the big log and rear up. One time, the elephant my dad had been riding, picked up his trainer with his trunk and walked across the big log and then put him down. The trainer had not been holding on at all! It was all pretty cool! I'm very glad we were able to visit this park. It was fantastic!
Thursday, May 12,2005
Dad, Wes, and I went to monkey forest, while Mom stayed home with Zack because he was sick. Well, we went in the afternoon when they had already eaten, so they were all pretty calm. The teen monkeys were probably the wildest. They really aren't that aggressive in the afternoon. Sometimes I'd see three or four female monkeys sitting together with their babies. It was really cute! There were also some deer there. I'll write about Mom, Zack, and my going to the monkey forest later.