The morning started as planned; we left at 7:30am to head to the elephant park which was 1.5 hours away. (Unfortunately Saiy wasn't feeling well so she stayed home.)
We paid for our tickets, and went straight to get seats at the elephant show. The show itself started 20 minutes late, and the action once it did start was just alright. The kids seemed to enjoy it though, and that's what matters.
After the show was the fun part, because we got to meet the elephants! There was a lot of petting and posing for pictures, and most of the kids even fed a couple elephants. I even managed to coax girl Bee down, and the elephant placed its rider's hat on her head! It was great seeing them conquer their fears.
We were supposed to ride elephants, but the wait was 1.5 hours, so we opted out. Suradet took us to the "elephant nursery" instead, and we saw a 9-day-old elephant.
There was quite a bit of confusion surrounding lunch, which ended in a fair bit of waiting for the kids. So we headed for Tiger Kingdom instead of the snake show after, because we'd taken too much time.
For Tiger Kingdom, we found out, you pay a few to get inside, but once you're inside you have to pay another fee if you want to go anywhere near a tiger. Only Nick and Sam paid the second fee, so the rest of us watched the tigers from afar for a little while.
That ended in ice cream, and back to the orphanage for everyone to recuperate. I think we've tired them out again! Haha.
So, maybe not the plan, but as long as the kids had fun doing it, we're happy too. :)
Megan.
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