Day 6 - Elephant heaven

Had a bit of a sleep in, breakfast in club lounge then caught the train to Mid Valley shopping Centre. Shops are open 10am - 10pm, like in HK. We only had a couple of hours so it was only a brief look. I bought an adaptor for my iPad/camera, a pair of golf trousers and some anti-frizz for my hair (the humidity is playing havoc with it!). Weather today was much cooler and less humid, had an afternoon shower but overall very nice.






Back to hotel to meet our driver who was taking us 90 minutes into the Highlands to the National Elephant Conservation Centre (Kuala Gandah). We arrived in time for a short show of the training the elephants get ie: lifting up a foot for medical checks etc.. We then watched the big elephants have a swim, then it was my turn to swim with the baby elephant. Sean took the pics because he didn't want to swim in the dirty water, but I wasn't going to miss an opportunity like that, so in I went!



The water was surprisingly cold....





I got to wash his back and then we had a big water fight, great fun and an experience I won't forget. They had an elephant there who had a foot blown off by a mine and another with no tail from a Tiger attack. These elephants are well cared for and loved. The younger babies are rehabilitated and returned to the jungles or protected areas. We fed them a bit more then after a quick shower we returned to KL, where I had a much longer shower with loads of soap :-)

We got ready and headed out to meet the lovely Linda and Rick who were introduced to us by the equally lovely Raj and Sengar. We had a really nice meal at the Pressroom and are looking forward to playing golf with them tomorrow at KLGCC.

Home to bed with happy elephant memories :-)

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Location:Jalan Stesen Sentral,Kuala Lumpur,Malaysia