On the 5th of June, on a bright and clear Saturday morning, the Adventure Rangers of Selangor #6 organized a day trip to Kuala Gandah Elephant Sanctuary, for a day of fun-filled adventure and outdoor activities. There were many excited faces that day and all of us did not know what kind of suprises were waiting for us. There was plenty of hiking, eating and lots of leech bites. The highlight of the day was the Elephant rides.
A total of 17 Adventure Rangers and 6 leaders attended this day trip and we're glad to say that everyone had a fantastic time bonding and going thru the day's activities together. All of us gathered in church at 7am and before leaving in 2 vans, were divided into 2 patrols (Gajah Biru patrol and Gajah Putih patrol). They were asked to make a report about the whole trip from the beginning till the end.
We left church at 7:30am and reached the elephant sanctuary at 10:30am. The 1st activity of the day was feeding the elephants . The rangers took the opportunity to feed the elephants sugar cane and touch the elephant's trunk . After feeding the elephants, the next activity was the elephant rides. For all the rangers, this is the 1st time riding an elephant. They were excited indeed.
Next on the agenda was jungle trekking. It was a hike trough rugged terrain, through mud, and finally had to cross a river to reach our destination which was the Deer Farm. As we were hiking, the group suddenly broke into 2. As the 1st group was fast, and got separated from the 2nd group. The 2nd group had to wait for them as the guide went to search for the 1st team.
We had hiked for almost 3 hours. We were so tired at the end of the jungle trekking. Many of us also had leech bites on our legs. After washing up and changing into fresh clothes, we finally had time to sit down and have our lunch and snacks. After a group photo, we left at 5:30pm and as we were coming home, we got caught in a terrible traffic jam for 2 hours. We stopped at McDonalds in Subang Jaya for dinner...a treat from the commanders. With our bellies full, we finally reached home at 10pm.
Gathered at church at 7am. 17 rangers and 6 leaders present!
The entrance of the Elephant Sanctuary
Gajah...masuk baris!
He's looking at you. Try coming nearer if you like..
Feeding time! Gimme' some sugarcane...
Ranger Matthias and Calvin on the elephant!
Let me teach you the elephant walk...
Rangers Scott and Kenneth feeling how's it like riding an elephant...
Off for our jungle trekking. 11.30am
The difficult terrain that was before us!
What's holding up the traffic? Mud is good for my feet. U don't say..
The rugged jungle...
Foot-long millipede!
A huge tree trunk that the rangers had to climb to reach the top.
Rangers climbing over a fallen tree trunk!
The river that the rangers had to cross to get to other side.
Extra large toilets! Be careful who/what you step on inside...:)
Final group picture before leaving for home. Look at all the happy faces. We truly enjoyed ourselves!!
We look forward to have you join us for the next exciting adventure that's coming up! God bless and have a great weekend...
Report submitted by,
Cmdr. Jason Ponniah
Group Commander
Adventure Boys Sel #6
Group Commander
Adventure Boys Sel #6
Congratulations to all 88 JTC graduates, and well done to the team of 12 camp staff and trainers!