On My Way Back :)

Greetings to all my Family and Friends from Seoul Incheon International Airport,

I knew I would have hours, about 9 to be exact, here so I will catch up on my blog.  The past few days have been a bit of everything, really fun, a little confusing, relaxing, frustrating but mostly great!

Saturday we left Lovina and traveled up and over the mountains again to Taro-Bali.  It took about 4 hrs and we arrived at the Elephant Safari Park Lodge around 3 p.m.   It is everything the brochures say, interactive, inspiring  and incredible all rolled into one!

Upon checking in we found that there were a lot of activities included in our room rate.  The interactive activities included such things as safari rides through the forest both at day and under the stars, hand feeding, touching and hand-washing.  Besides our activities with the elephants, there were 30 on site, we also got spa treatments, and several meals.    To meals and for safari rides they would call our room and say our elephant would be arriving in 5 minutes.  We would step out our door and shortly an elephant would come around the corner to pick us up.  The elephants at the park are from Sumatra which means they are smaller, have smaller ears and have only one little finger at the end of their trunk.  They are really sweet.  My favorite was Ola, just because we had her several times.  Her trainer has been with her for 11 years.  He said that she is just like one of his children.   In the morning as we ate our breakfast on the restaurant deck we counted 27 elephants we could see.  They really eat a lot and poop a lot.  At night they are each chained to their little area.  The elephants really have a pretty good life at the park. 

When we checked in they gave us a schedule for our stay.  It included elephant talent show,  elephant Chauffeur Pick up from room, Night and day Safari Rides, breakfast, lunch and dinner, and spa activity.  Each afternoon and at turndown at night they left us little treats like chocolate strawberries, cookies or fruit.  I have so many great pictures and I will post them when I get home.  I never thought I would be hugging an elephant in real life!!  This was a perfect place to relax and unwind after the build.

We left the lodge on Monday afternoon and our driver took us to Kuta.  We had reserved a room there for the night.  There were two other build people there also.  It was a real cute little hotel on the edge of a rice field.  I have so many beautiful pictures I don't know how I will be able to pick out the best ones.  We relaxed and shopped around town.  From Kuta we returned to Ubud and hung out in a friends room until we caught our flight at 1:20 a.m. this morning. 

Well, that brings me up to the present and almost to the end of a fantastic journey.  I am sitting here in a relaxing area drinking a water and waiting, waiting waiting to take off for home at 6:15 tonight. 

It's fun to travel but it will be so nice to get home!!

Love to everybody . . . Linda :)