The Story So Far ...

We said farewell to our work friends at the RSPCA and BBC on 14 September, farewell to our families on 3 October, and set off for Africa to save cheetahs, decorate school buildings, and look around a bit. After a trip home for Christmas, we headed for South East Asia on 6 January -- where we were stunned by Qatar and Cambodia, taught novice monks in Laos, and acted as security guards at an Elephant Festival. It was back home for four weeks to look after John's dad, before we tangoed our way through five South American countries in fifteen days. We then snooped our way through New Zealand, dipped our toes into Fiji, drove-thru California and were home from home with family in Vancouver.

Now, we are home itself. Fulfilled, happy, and ready to earn the respect of our friends and family by knuckling down and earning some money once again ...

Thursday, 2 December 2010

Baby elephants !

To make up for my previous 'World's Worst Photo', I thought I'd post some snaps from our recent trip to the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust. (www.sheldrickwildlifetrust.org)
The trust's staff and volunteers care for and rehabilitate baby elephants (and sometimes rhino) left orphaned by poachers, disease, or brutal reprisals by angry farmers.
For less than a fiver, you spend an hour with the young charges while they are bottle-fed, and then watch as they run amok splashing around in their mud pool. Enough said, here are the photos.

Henry

 


 

 

 




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