elephant festival surin

Elephant roundup, Surin thailand

Tuesday, October 24, 2006


Gathering at the station for the parade to the elephant breakfast
tell you how exciting it was to be so close to so many of them


My elephant taxi to the breakfast. View from the front.

I can't tell you how exciting it was being so close to so many elephants and part of the parade


Taken from behind


The mormons were very out of place in their dress sense here. Check out the pants pocket of the guy on the right. Excited by all the poo?

Poo


The biggest elephant in Thailand, on the chang commercials

Blondie got free rides, the mahout was very proud of his passenger.
The ellie is poompui, the most friendly and lovely of the lot.
Liked to take my hand gently in his trunk and pull be gently towards him for a hug. If he saw me in the street he would come running over to slobber all over me...to blow hot dusty humid air in my face and I would blow down his trunk.

Monday, October 23, 2006

Eager hands
Eating
Little darling Poompui awaiting a snack from eager hands
Does my bum look big in this?
Aren"t they lovely
Waiting at the station for a ride
Waiting for a ride
Part of the trestle table and the guy who thought I wanted a pic of him! I was waiting for him to move!
food display
Looks "noice" dunnit?

Sunday, October 22, 2006


Edible food displays

Friday, October 20, 2006



Part of the trestle table which extends the length of the street with brekkie


Putting the finnishing touches on the food display. Local businesses and schools compete for the best food display...to be eaten by the ellies for breakfast.
elephant brekkie


Dear little "blower" Liked to blow hot dusty slimy air in my face, and loved it when i reciprocated by blowing down his trunk

Waiting at the railway station to pick up "rides"