We spent two days in Chitwan National Park, during which time we saw two woodpeckers, one monkey (maybe) and two spotted deer. We also became intimate with an elephant named Saraswati. No rhinos, tigers or bears.
1 Arrival at Island Jungle Resort, on an island in the middle of the Narayani River
2 The Narayani River
3 Our lodging
4 A rhino, painted on our bedroom wall -- the only one we saw
5 The Narayani River in front of our lodging
6 Tharu stick dancers
7 Tharu stick dancers
8 Elephants ... in the morning mists
9 An early-morning nature walk
10 A tiger[s paw-print
11 Spotted deer on the opposite shore
12 In case you've wondered how a tourist gets on an elephant...
13 ... here's how
14 Elephant riders
15 Hmmm, looks like a good spot for a rhino
16 Jungle trees
17 Our elephant, Saraswati, decided to have a snack
18 Taking leave of Saraswati
19 Taking leave of Saraswati
20 A cat!
21 Bathing the elephants
22 Elephant and mahout (driver) get a shower
23 Tourist clinging to elephant (Saraswati again)
24 Nice elephant
25 Elephant and tourist get shower
26 Graceful, he's not
27 Clambering on again
28 In the river
29 Going down
30 Come on, Saraswati
31 Wet tourist
32 Another shower
33 The final act
34 Off to the evening jungle
35 Off for a boat ride
36 The jungle along the Narayani River
37 Towing the boat against the strong current
38 Sunset over the Narayani
39 Sunset
40 Island Jungle Resort
41 Dusk over the Narayani River
42 Morning on the Narayani
43 Tharu farm, buildings made of bamboo and mud and thatch
