Bathing Giants - Day Two

Writing by Alan Veitch on Sunday, 4 of June , 2006 at 1:46 pm

Day Two June 4th - We set off on foot, trekking for several hours along forest tracks beside stretches of river until finally the perfect location for Robert’s upcoming painting was discovered. We found a spot close by the Maetaman Elephant Camp where we were informed by the locals that elephants passed along the shallow section of the river with their Mahouts (trainers) on a regular daily basis.

Looking For The Perfect Painting Spot

A Beautiful River Setting

Sadly today, the South-East Asian elephant in Thailand has had to be classified as an endangered species. There are now little more than 2,000 left, but a century ago there were more than 100,000 of them roaming freely all over the country.

An Elephants Burden - Not Quite How Robert Had Envisaged

Elephants In Their Natural Habitat

Although a number  of wild elephants were known to be still be in close proximity to our chosen painting location Robert realized it would be ridiculously optimistic to expect a couple of them to accidentally wander into shot while we were filming. So, to be realistic, we arranged with the local Mahouts to bring three domestic elephants down the river the next day. The idea was to have them go past our exact location spot, which was well away from the usual tourist trappings and quite pristine and remote.

Category: Bathing Giants

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