Thursday 21 December 2023

Elephant Rescue

Today we are picked up at 8:00 by our guide, Chinthaka Silva.  We are heading inland towards Dambulla.





The first of many temples.





An elephant tooth.  Most common cause of death is due to problems with their teeth.



Bath time



Scrub a dub dub!



Feeding them some fruits and vegetables.  It’s amazing how they can use their trunk.  It’s almost like a finger at the end of their trunk.



We then visit a traditional village home.



The family from this village.  We had a very tasty lunch of traditional dishes.  Got to eat with our hands which is how they eat. (The kids would love that!)



Marlene hard at work.



Weaving palm leaves to recreate how they make the roof.



Making flour.



We then go on a boat ride.  Lots of lily pads and flowers.



Lots of these guys around…they use them to pull carts.  We declined going for a ride and settled for just taking his picture.



We stop roadside for a refreshing drink of coconut water.



As we head off on safari these peacocks are facing off trying to outdo one another in attracting a female.



We arrive to a herd of elephants



Baby elephant is trying to hide.









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