The Moped Diaries

We took a day off today to do some sight-seeing and visiting of Budhist temples.

Approaching one entrance a helpful Thai guide pointed at the carrier bag of snacks we had and then at a sign which read “do not take food to the temple as wild monkeys will…” and before we could read any further a wild monkey lept over my shoulder and attacked Dulcie’s bag. Unfortunately for the monkey, Dulcie had a Magnum icecream in the bag and a white knuckle death grip on the handle. Short of taking Dulcie’s arm off at the shoulder there was no way she’d give up the icecream and after a short tug-of-war with lots of screeching (both Dulcie and the monkey) Dulcie won. So much for all the help we’re giving to their cousins!

Gibbons have VERY long arms (as you can see in the photo).

This means we don’t normally go within three feet of the gibbon cages as they like to reach out and grab things. Unfortunately we have to top up their water buckets which are attached to the fronts of the cages using a watering can. Much to the amusement of a cage full of gibbons, one of them managed to grab the watering can off Dulcie and give her a soaking.

We also have to prepare all the food for all the primates and there’s over 150 of them – that’s a lot of bananas!

If you want more info on this Wildlife Rescue Centre or the other volunteer work we’re doing I’ve added a couple of links to this site (on the right under “My Links”).

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