Sweet Pai

Pai proved to be a funky lovable little town, crawling with silly hippies and drunken vikings. We nibbled healthy food,

and bonded with the best elephant owner, an attractive woman named Thom--as well as her massive friends.

We rode bareback on the relaxed animals, for a extreme swimming experience, aka. the elephant rodeo, a.k.a. a giant elephant throws you off its back into a river, while you try to hold on to its ears. Luckily, we impressed Thom and she invited us to a special government official's party that evening. We drank whiskey, made friends with a strange man named Tiger, encouraged people to eat and enjoy themselves, and sang several karaoke hits for the crowd. "Imagine" went over pretty well, but "Country Roads" and "Leaving On a Jet Plane" were slightly less successful.... above:our crew...bottom left:tiger...bottom right:karaoke wonders