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- IMG 6330
...and across a big one. - IMG 6331
We take our first (quick) bamboo raft trip. - IMG 6332
still hiking - IMG 6333
a very sturdy bridge - IMG 6334
a stream we recrossed a dozen times - IMG 6335
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All of a sudden this grass was everywhere, and I thought I was in someone's backyard in Texas. - IMG 6339
Our elephants approach. - IMG 6340
Hop on! - IMG 6341
Nansi boards the elephant. - IMG 6342
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Catie and Leslie on theirs - IMG 6344
river crossing - IMG 6348
various views from elephant-back - IMG 6349
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(note the full mouth and trunk) - IMG 6352
It was just like riding a horse, except instead of snacking on grass, they would pull down bamboo branches. - IMG 6354
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I quickly overcame my reluctance for stepping on heads. Her neck made an excellent footrest. - IMG 6359
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ride's over - IMG 6362
Tee cooks us lunch. - IMG 6363
Meanwhile, some men build us a raft. - IMG 6364
We get on the raft. It sinks a little too much. We get off the raft. - IMG 6365
The raft is supplemented with another pole or so, so it will sink only the appropriate amount. - IMG 6366