An Urban Boychick Takes on the Outdoors

  This entry is a continuation of my Japan/Thailand trip summary, which starts  here . Monday 1/19 Monday was my trip to the elephant sanctuary. There are quite a few elephant camps around Chiang Mai, some more humane than others. This one was genuine rehab sanctuary, where they care for a small number (four, at the current time) of elephants rescued from industries such as logging and entertainment. Peter knows the owners, so I knew the place was going to be reputable. The sanctuary was about an hour outside the city. A van made the rounds of Chiang Mai first thing in the morning picking up the day's visitors, then we made the drive out to the camp. Our driver was a genial guy who, while not an ultra-fast driver, clearly didn't have much use for traffic rules, as he drove on the shoulder around traffic, ran lights, and so on. My fellow tour participants included four Canadian 19 year old friends, a 40ish woman who works for insurance co in Florida but currently lives in Capet...