So I was going to take the bus to Lampang to see the elephants, a 2 h bus journey from Chiang Mai. I settled into my bus seat, plugged in my iPod and drifted away. Past Lampang.... When I realized that I missed my stop, I had to jump off at the next stop in a small village between Lampang and Sukothai. The ticket collector, and soon everyone at the bus stop, got engaged in trying to organize my journey back. Well 45 min later, after a nice bbq satay, some complimentary bananas, and to laughter and applauds, I was on my way to Lampang, again.
I'm happy to say that I in the end managed to get to to elephant camp, and it was really worth the extra time getting there. Elephants are such fantastic animals! It was heart wrenching visiting the elephant hospital where they take care of sick and mistreated elephants, for example there was one elephant that with was injured by a land mine close to the Myanmar border. Stupidly enough I left my camera in my room, so don't have any pictures.
Finally it was time to head back to Chiang Mai, this time I managed to get off at the right stop...
Next stop Phuket!
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Heyoo
Thanks for doing the nerdy thing and setting up a blog to document your journey! We went to Koh Chang and Koh Samet in 2002 and even if it was short it was one of the best trips we ever did.
Any chance of seeing some photos on the blog?
Hugs from a snowy and rainy Uppsala
// Martin & Lina
btw, I did the nerdy thing too and linked to this blog from mine.
Håller med, elefanter är fascinerande varelser. Kram från Ulrika
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