Well, today was my final day for game drives here, and they were terrific!
This morning we saw the usual- Zebra, Giraffe, Wildebeest, Impala, then....Cheetahs! Two of them were just laying there on the road, right next to the car. They're awesome to see!
This afternoon's game drive was also great. We started by seeing Hippos (yay, finally one here that didn't look like a rock!), as well as a crocodile (which I hadn't seen yet at all). Then onto a heard of Elephants. There were more then 30, and they were right by the car, including a tiny baby! They're also amazing to see up close. We left the Elephants and were able to get to see the Lions, who had just killed/eaten a Wildebeest (it was too dark at that point to get a good shot of them), but that makes 8 Lions that I've seen- yay! But we weren't done yet. We left the Lions and were able to get to the Hyenas who were eating the Lions' leftovers. They were sharing their kill with the Jackals, and we saw some really little ones. Once their feast was over, we left, and on the way home we saw a Porcupine! I hadn't seen one yet, although I was able to collect a quill that was left on the road the other day.
It was a great way to finish up my time here.
I'll actually be here til Sun morning, but tomorrow morning is road clearing, and suddenly I think I feel a 24 hr bug coming on. I always skip the Fri afternoon drives, as they get back too late for shabbos.
Then Sat will just be a day of chilling out and reading another book.
Sun, I'm off to Kruger National Park (I arranged a private excursion with a guide who has a great name- Robyn!) and we're spending the night, and doing the park again on Mon.
Mon night I"ll be in Hoedspruit, and Tues it's a wrap as I head back (on a longgggg trip) to LA :(
So far it's been great, and I'm looking forward to the trip to Kruger as well.
G'night!
Robyn
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