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Set off at 5.30am today, headed for Pinnewala Elephant Orphanage. Kate and I bottle fed baby elephants. It lasted for about 10 seconds each and Charminda (our driver/guide) filmed it. There was a special place the people who purchased feeding tickets were to stand to reach into the elephant pen. On my turn, a man came in as well who hadn't paid and was taking photos right up in the baby's face. Completely blocking Charminda with the camera. I asked the man if he could please move for a moment so we could film Kate during her turn, and he gave me the dirtiest look, but I didn't care and we were able to film Kate during her turn. Then Charminda who had seen what happened bribed the keeper and we both got another go and he got a clear filming angle. After that we went outside the orphanage gates to where the herd would exit the orphanage and filmed their procession down the road to the river. We sat on the deck of a restaurant by the river and watched them at play in the water. There were at least 70 elephants. Then we headed off to Elephant Safari down the road. We rode on Mannika and then went to the river and bathed her. We got completely soaked, but it was fantastic. After that, we headed on to Kandy.
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