Finally we will be able to move back home this weekend and we will be operating the Elephantstay program from Monday 15 November. Elephantstay elephants have returned to the village as have the mothers and babies to the nursery. It has been a difficult time and we really appreciate all of you who have sent kind words of encouragement and generously donated.

Thank you in particular to Sarah, Belynda, Yvette and Sarah (UK) for spear heading fundraising efforts. We could not have done it ourselves and so we and the elephants are grateful for all you have done.

The farm where we grow food for the elephants also suffered severe flooding and it will take over a year to start producing food there again and so we are forced into buying food for the elephants everyday which comes to around 20,000 baht everyday. So all donations are going to help to buy food for the elephants.

Thank you again and we and our elephants hope to see you soon! 

FLOOD PHOTOS

18 October 2010

Boonlua was not impressed about leaving his home

We did not think the water was going to ger much higher ...

 But it did.

29 October 2010

have to go in by boat

would you believe the elephants used to sleep here

it is a river now, not a road

this will be the elephants sleeping place again when the water goes

the sala where so many of you have sat and watched the elephants and village life

the water is really deep

 the spirit house was built up high for a reason

the spirit house

elephant bones

Pi Oms old house will no longer be liveable it was a dump before anyway and now.......

 the nursery

Gik's house that is really going to be ugly to come back to

BoonLua's home

the Elephantstay team hut and bungalows, yes the water is that high!!!!

the bungalows were cleverly built up high

Elephant painting school

BoonLot insisted on following us

BoonLot and the big concrete fish tank dont know what will be left in there

the water got into the volunteer huts which is a bummer

Gik's pussy was being fed by people going in on a boat

The statues in front of the local primary school on the road just before the Royal Elephant Kraal is  also affected,

2 November 2010

The following photos were taken at the field down the road where most of the elephants have gone. There is water and the elephants are destroying as much vegetation as possible. The mahouts quarters are less than ideal.

loading up the car with food bought over the last couple of days

Mama Noodles for Porn at the Elephant Kraal, he is helping with the mothers and babies and Nampet and her boy

Sinuwan munching on a tree

although 2 storey the stairs are long gone

The house has no doors or windows

lucky we brought some food as this would not have been very filling, and yes it was food!

Plai Wang is staying right outside the house

Pi Peng having a midday snooze with his puppy

Pretty derelict

Pi Peng takes a snooze

View from the house

what a dump!

A kind person at the market donated some cucumbers so we gave them to Pup Pheung as she is not very well

 not the most picturesque place

Mai and Peer and Noppakhao and Pat on their way

Gik and Tar making food

Sai making some chilli

Tar making som tam

Home away from home

Leilai and her mahout having a snooze

there is little obstruction to the view from anywhere in the house, practical but not a pleasant place to stay

View from the window

Gatin going to the river, she is fat which is good

Gik making food

Keo eating standing up

The birds have come as well

elephants and cows

Enjoying the food Gik made and a beer

this place really is a dump!

Pisamy on her way to the river

she is fat!

really fat!!

dont have to worry about her

Rasamee looks good too

Noppakhao is in front of the quarry

Peer and Rasamee

Still enjoying a drink and food

It was actually tasty

well at least it is not raining