After an amazing night's sleep we woke up, fresh and ready to go. Before breakfast we were loaded into the back of a pickup with the Taiwanese family and were driven down river a little ways where we ran into 3 elephants walking down the road. I had never seen an elephant up close and we drove by them as if it was an everyday occurrence. We got to the river bank and the elephants we had passed walked up right behind us and into the river. These were the elephants we'd be swimming with. I was really unsure what to expect. I was so glad to have the Taiwanese family there to watch us because Dayton and I gave our cameras to them and they stereotypically took hundreds of photos. The elephant's skin was so weird feeling, unlike anythin I've ever felt before. When he would dunk his head in the water, he would use his ears to press my legs down against his neck so I wouldn't float away. These creatures are extremely intelligent and listen to every command that the trainer gives. This was definitely one of the highlights of the trip. Enjoy! 
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