One More Sleep.

[the_great_she_elephant]

WOOHOO

!!! ONE MORE SLEEP !!!  And I'm off to Bali (the real one lol) A birthday treat girlie long weekend with DD and DIL.

[serendipityricho]

Hi She-el.......enjoy..hope mr el can fend for himself for a few days...................Richo.

[the_great_she_elephant]

I've left him plenty of frozen meals, and promised to Skype him every night., so he should be OK

[chuk_77]

have fun 🙂

[imastawka]

Better leave ya boogie board at home 

[the_great_she_elephant]

Having an absolute ball here. Yesterday I rode an elephant, saw a volcano, relaxed in a hot spring pool, visited a coffee plantation and drank poo poo coffee. (It's a Bali speciality and apparently featured in "The Bucket List" - There are small animals called lobouks (?) running around the plantation, they eat the coffee beans, the workers gather. their poo, extract the beans, wash them, peel them and roast them. It makes a really strong and tasty coffee - partly I'm told because the lobouks are fussy eaters and only eat he best beans. We ended the night with a suckling pig feast at a restaurant on the beach owned by DD,s Balinese friend, Siki.
I'm not very good on the iPad so I'll post photos once I'm back home with my laptop

[the_great_she_elephant]

The Great She Elephant lost her hat on safari, but luckily one of the rellies was on hand to rescue it for her.

[serendipityricho]

Good one She-El---bet you had a great time-just noticed your post..Richo.

[freshwater-2]

Nice one she el.  I suppose they told you the elephants were either rescued or for conservation, which is bs.

Two of my close friends spend months each year in Thailand and Bali careing for these traumatised animals used for the tourist trade, for rides like yours. .

Quote.......

Elephant tourist parks, camps and shows exist in many parts of Asia including Bali. Tourist demand to get close to these iconic animals is fueling the cruel and abusive treatment of elephants. It is often claimed that tourist elephants are “rescued” or being kept for conservation. The reality is that encouraging human-elephant interactions is contrary to conservation and rehabilitation efforts. Training and housing elephants in captivity results in immense suffering and encourages the illegal trade in elephants. unquote 

I find it appalling that nobody here seems to know about the elephants being used for the tourist trade in places like Bali, and the incredibly cruel methods for 'training' them, especially with the crushing method.

Maybe if you google ..........elephants used in the tourist trade Bali......... you will be as sickened as me.

[freshwater-2]

There is a light at the end of the tunnel......

There is currently a huge campaign taking place now to ban the use of elephants in the tourist trade.

Some tourist agencies have come on board and are supporting the campaign.

These animals are NOT trained.....they are traumatised with the fear of punishment.