Picnic

I was invited to a picnic by Savi to see Kodanad where there is a nice park and an elephant training ground. I was unable to participate because of work, but Savi was kind enough to take some photos for all of us to see.

This place is near Perumbavoor called Paniyeli Poru. Here are some links Savi found for me if you want to know more.

http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/thscrip/print.pl?file=2006020601150300.htm&date=2006/02/06/&prd=mp&

http://www.hindu.com/mp/2006/02/06/stories/2006020601150300.htm

 

 

Kodanad is also known for the elephant training ground. A baby elephant was recently rescued after almost drowning in a river like the one you see in the pics above. The elephant was sent to Kodanad for special care.

 

Here is a link to the new article about the baby elephant resuce:

http://www.newkerala.com/news3.php?action=fullnews&id=19231

 

Savi took some nice pics of other baby elephants too.

 

This one is taking a bath as all good baby elephants should.

 

There are a few other elephants at the training ground too. This is a fairly large elephant.

 

For those who would like to know more about the training center, here are some links:

 http://www.kodanad.com/

http://www.keralatourism.org/index.php?source=desti&destid=332&zone=1

http://www.kuruppampady.com/kodanad.php

 

Thanx for the invite Savi. I'm sorry I missed out on this, but I'm sure you and your wife would rather picnic together without a foreigner as a chaperone.