March 21 Phuket,
Thailand
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| water buffalo |
We were in Phuket today.
We took the ship tour to Siam Safari.
We saw demonstrations about making stuff like Coconut pancakes, oils and
curry- a type of Thai food. We saw a
water buffalo and how it can plow rice fields.
We got to take a ride in a cart behind it.
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| rubber tree |
We also saw how they make rubber. It comes from a tree. They cut the bark and catch the latex in a coconut
cup. This is then put in a roller to
make it flat and then they can dry it to make big sheets. This takes longer but gets them more money if
they can wait.
The best part of the day was getting to ride on an
elephant. Mom & I rode on one and
Grandma & Grandpa on another. The
trainer, called the Mahut just turns around on his head to take our
picture. Our elephant was named
Thaimo. At the end of the ride, people
could feed the elephant fruit. I got to
give it a banana.
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| feeding a banana |
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| riding on Thaimo |
The last thing we did
was to watch the baby elephant show.
They kicked a ball and one painted a picture. It was a really fun day.
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| elephant painting |
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| baby elephant |
