Elephant camp, rafting and cooking school

Today was an unforgettable day. We rode an elephant through the jungle, watch the elephants paint a picture, take baths and EAT! Also, we learned how they make paper from elephant Dung. They each consume 500 pounds of greens per day! They eat 20 hours a day. They are amazing creatures. We rode a bamboo raft down the river back to the bus and went to an Orchid farm, and the silk factory for a demonstration on how silk thread is made. Tonight was a Thai cooking class where we learned to make spicy veggies and coconut soup and Phat Thai. We have had very long, fun filled days with wake up calls at 5:30 each day.