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| Phuket - Thailand |
This photos says it all! We are in the land of elephant rides and wonderment. Yes, boys and girls, I believe Ralph and Mark have now DONE IT ALL.
| Wat Chalong Temple |
| Wat Chalong Temple |
Shoes must always come off before entering a Buddhist temple
| Wat Chalong Temple |
Here, Ralph complies and takes his shoes off
| Wat Chalong Temple |
| Wat Chalong Temple |
| Wat Chalong Temple |
| Wat Chalong Temple |
| Wat Chalong Temple |
| Wat Chalong Temple |
| Wat Chalong Temple |
This is called Smoking Buddha. I am told that Buddha liked to smoke, so this statue is provided with a LIT cigar, at all times. It's always smoking.
| Wat Chalong Temple |
| Wat Chalong Temple |
| The Wild and Crazy Elephant Ride |
Well, sooner or later we had to ride an elephant
| The Wild and Crazy Elephant Ride |
This place was Elephant-everything
| The Wild and Crazy Elephant Ride |
Of course, you have to sign away your life
| The Wild and Crazy Elephant Ride |
Memories of yesteryear, here is Ralph as the King of Siam
| The Wild and Crazy Elephant Ride |
The driver of the elephant sits on his head.
| The Wild and Crazy Elephant Ride |
Just after we got on top of the elephant, you can tell that Ralph was not confortable with the whole idea
| The Wild and Crazy Elephant Ride |
| The Wild and Crazy Elephant Ride |
| The Wild and Crazy Elephant Ride |
You have to look at this photo carefully. We shot this looking straight down the left side of our elephant.
| The Wild and Crazy Elephant Ride |
Oh, the horror of poo everywhere on the trail!
| The Wild and Crazy Elephant Ride |
By the way, this plantation was a Rubber plantation. Look at the rubber dripping out of the trees!
| The Wild and Crazy Elephant Ride |
This is what people look like, as they ride the elephants
| The Delicious Cashew Factory |
Check this out. This is how we get cashews. A single cashew nut grows our of a cashew fruit. Weird, eh?
| The Delicious Cashew Factory |
This is the lady who cracks open the outer cashew nut, revealing that soft, yummy nut that we all love so much.
| The Delicious Cashew Factory |
Of course, we were coralled into the gift shop!
| The Delicious Cashew Factory |
| The Delicious Cashew Factory |
| Phuket - Thailand |
Here is our ship, just before sailing out.
| Phuket - Thailand |
| Phuket - Thailand |
| Phuket - Thailand |
| Phuket - Thailand |