A great way to start the day in Phuket....

Every morning we were delighted to see the star "residents" at Laguna Beach Resort and Spa...2 sister elephants, one is 6 yrs old an the other is only 2.


They came to breakfast each day so we could feed them bananas.


The kids were free to have rides and they were walked all around the resort and pool area.




One afternoon, the baby one (her name was Sara -pronounced Zara) needed a water break, so Maddie and her handler took her for a walk to get a drink. Maddie walked the elephant like she was a puppy.





Sara was very friendly and had a very funny personality. She would try to take cameras, food, anything you had in your hands. She also loved to give wet elephant kisses to anyone she could get to. Maddie was lucky enough to get a good wet one on her shoulder...






The last day we were there, we found the 2 sisters on the beach so the kids wanted some last pictures with them.



I am a true elephant lover, have loved them since I was little-so this was truly a highlight from our vacation. More fun photos to come in the next post. We spent a day snorkeling all around islands in Thailand. Will post photos from that adventure tomorrow.