Soaked

After our walk through the jungle we were hot, sweaty, dirty and about ready for a shower. As we left the cover of the trees and hit the open air by the river once again all of my senses were screaming at me to jsut jump in. Shortly after, we saw a group of elephants being bathed on the opposite side of the river and couldn't help but join in.

After helping the handler bathe the elephant (which consisted of scrubbing her with a brick while she rolled happily in the muddy river) we were invited to hop on for a little ride. The elephant and handler obviously had other ideas though and tried their best to ensure we couldn't stay on for too long. Most mounting attempts ended up with us being thrown or shaken off, but when we managed to hold on we were rewarded with a splash.

We spent an hour or so swimming with our new friend until the allure of a real shower got the better of us. Besides, we had a jeep safari to attend this afternoon and I wasn't about to miss it.