Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage
20 April 2007
For our Wattegama children who remained at the home during their April school break, among other activities we organized a trip to Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage, a refuge for wild elephants who have been injured or whose natural environment has been too much encroached on. Pinnawala is a large zoo-like environment in beautiful surrounds, and the favourite event is to watch the elephants march to their daily bath in the river.
Our Day
Our children left Wattegama by bus in the morning, eating a special breakfast on the way, and otherwise singing non-stop. After the two-hour ride to Pinnewala, the children wandered the facility and watched the elephants bathe. In the afternoon, they piled back on the bus to Wattegama, stopping half-way at the beautiful grounds of Peradeniya University where they enjoyed a special lunch and a walk around the campus. Thanks to Mr. Rusi Captain, our dear friend right here in Sri Lanka, for providing this special day for us, one of the many joys he has given to us!
Nilanthika, Malkanthi, Niluka, Deepthi, Anoja, Indika
Elephants, bathing in the river
Nimali, Chamalika, Chaturika, Nilanthika
Anoja, Indika, Malkanthi, Chaturika, Chamali, Nimali, Nilanthika, Harshani
Lunch time on Peradeniya University grounds
Susima and Nimali at Peradeniya U. grounds
Malkanthi and Anandi on the bus ride home