We Kandu at the Lombok Elephant Park in Indonesia!

Rigneyskandu and Polish traveling buddies Bolo (Wojciech Maleika) and Natalia Ptasinska of S/V Wassyl spent a morning while anchored in Medana Bay Marina to visit intimately with local endemic animals of Indonesia. What a treat to ride an elephant and to have a friendly exchange with Valent the friendly orangutan. Blogpost Leslie’s Letters: Medana Bay, Lombok Indonesia describes in more detail our fabulous day visiting the park and other local Lombok sites.

Lombok Elephant Park

Lombok Elephant Park Entrance

Parrot

Great Black Cockatoo

Blue Chested Parrot

Parrot

Wojciech Maleika and Natalia Ptasinska elephant riding.

Rigneyskandu feeding elephants.

Eric Rigney

Sumatra Elephant

Wreathed Hornbill

Wreathed Hornbill

Wreathed Hornbill

Red Cory

Barn Owls

Python

Python

Siamang Gibbon

Siamang Gibbon

Siamang Gibbon

Indonesian Crocodile

Mother Proboscis Monkey with baby.

Dominant male Probiscus Monkey.

Indonesian Sun Bear

Dark-handed or Agile Gibbon, Island of Sumatra, Indonesia.

Dark-handed or Agile Gibbon, Island of Sumatra, Indonesia.

Trent Rigney feeding a Pygmy Hippo.

Bryce shaking hands with Valent, the friendly orangutan.

Valent smelling Bryce’s hand.

Valent munches on a treat.

Trent Rigney and Valent

Leslie giving Valent a neck massage.

Valent thanking Leslie for the message.

Seems all males are alike!

Eric Rigney and Valent

Valent wants to get closer to Eric Rigney

Bryce Rigney and Valent

Valent is pick-pocketing Wojciech Maleika

Sulpher Crested Cackatoos

Peacocks

Natalia Ptasinska

Wojciech Maleika