Inspiration for "Moonlight Stroll"

Moonlight Stroll

On our treks through the jungle we several times heard elephants, and often saw their dung (fresh one day, already supporting a forest of delicate white fungi the next day) but despite heading into likely areas, we hadn't been lucky enough to sight any. Then, on my last truck ride out of Danum Valley, there in the moonlight, a small herd quietly strolling across the logging road - what a thrill! No time for my camera, I just watched in awe as they silently disappeared into the gloom of the forest.

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