Saturday July 27th, 2013
We went on Safari today during the day. We saw an elephant
herd and elephant babies! We saw a leopard eating something it had just killed.
We also saw a hyena, giraffes, zebras, impalas and warthogs!
We also went on a night game ride a.k.a a safari at
nighttime and it was magical! I literally felt like I was in another world or
universe. We saw almost all the same animals we saw during the day one except
tonight we saw LIONS! So we’ve seen 3 out of the big five here in South Africa
which are elephants, leopards, lions, water buffalos and rhinos. We were in an
open top jeep car driving as the sun was setting. It was glorious and
indescribable. And the stars…I’m not used to seeing stars living in Los
Angeles. We were literally trekking
around in the middle of “bush” as they say with only our headlights and the
flashlight being used by our guide Patrick to find the animals. I felt like we
were secret explorers or hunters. The wind was blowing in my face so fiercely
as we drove along that the force of it was tearing tears from my eyes.
In the darkness we searched for lions. I could see nothing
but the little bit of light we were using. One of the males walked up right
beside my door. It was so cool and so terrifying. It stared directly into my
eyes as it marked its territory and started their hunt with the rest of their
pack.
So amazing. I’m so grateful.
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