When I heard I was coming to South Africa, one of the first thoughts I had was that I would be able to go on a safari - of course! Everyone wants to see as many of "The Big Five" (Elephant, lion, cape buffalo, leopard, and rhino) as possible. We were given a day of sight seeing today to include not one, but two safari excursions!
We began our morning at Addo Elephant Park. It was awesome! We went on a two hour tour of the park and were able to have numerous sightings of elephants (yay!), cape buffalo, warthogs, and ostriches, just to name the most exciting ones. Best of all was the herd of elephants walking past us as they left their watering hole and crossed our road. After lunch we continued our adventure and went to Kragga Kamma Game Park. Again, it was incredibly exciting to see the animals! Giraffes, wildebeests, impala, zebra, rhinoceros, warthogs, and cheetahs! We had a bit of a scary situation when our jeep broke down in the cheetah compound and we had to be rescued by another jeep, but in the end we were all safe. Exhausted, but safe!
Sadly, I am still trying to get accustomed to the time change. It is past my bedtime, but it is only 5:00pm on NC time and I'm still wide awake!
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| Elephants crossed right behind us - we were in their way. |
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