Sunday, February, 15, 2009
Today was the best day so far. We went to Addo Elephant National Park. We started out the morning on a bus and drove through the Elephant Park. Our tour guide was very informative (so much for reading any of Nelson Mandela on the way!) Dung Beetles are endangered species so you had to wait for them to cross the road! How our driver even managed to spot them I am not really sure! After we went through Addo we went to Scotia. Some of us (myself included) ended up in vehicles without a roof and it rained. Hard. The whole time. The yellow raincoat/poncho I had did not help very much and having the hood up made it difficult for me to see from my peripherals so I didn’t wear it very much. Taking pictures quickly with the rain, bumps and a dying camera battery made for quite the challenge, but I still got some great shots and will be posting them on facebook soon with a link for everyone to view. The rain certainly made for a memorable experience! And I still got to see Giraffes (although I was a little disappointed – they were a little bit shorter then I expected but our guide, Philip, said that they only grow as tall as the trees and the trees are shorter in the National Park) I also saw Hippos, Rhinos, Impalas, Kudu, a lion and Zebras! It was so amazing, despite the rain, to see all the animals out running in there natural habitat! On the safari I got to see and experience what most people think of when they think “Africa” in terms of animals and landscapes!
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