We had to take a plane and then a 3 hour bus trip to get to this national park, but as you can see it was so worth it! The hippo's are camera shy, but the lion didn't even flinch with a truckload of us shining a spotlight on him from 15 feet away. We saw much more than I can post...will do a slide show when we get home if anyone is interested...birds, millipedes, fascinating plants. Oh, and jackals, springboks, and monkeys. And of course Dan has pictures of the meals they served at the lodge. Imagine how it feels to observe these majestic animals, then come back to a buffet of wildebeast and springbok stew. I feel so very fortunate to have had this experience....I hope this ecosystem can survive the human juggernaut. Now on to Ghana.
Dan and Mary -
ReplyDeleteAmy and I are fascinated by your blog. Mary, your writing is so good and your photographs are terrific. I really enjoyed the picture of the man riding an elephant while talking on his cell phone. The photographs of the safari should be mounted and framed. (I know where you can get a good deal!) You should put together a book when you get back. We opened the bottle of Italian wine that you gave us a while back, and it was delicious. Hope the rest of your trip continues to go well. Look forward to seeing you back in Pawleys - the pollen season should be over by then.
Terry
AWESOME PICTURES SO PROUD OF YOU KEEP ING THIS BLOG >>>>>>>>>>>>>IT WILL BE WORTH ALL YOUR EFFORT >..............Have a great day and yes please come back you have a GMH DINNER TO ATTEND 10 years I beleive........WOW time flys Karen
ReplyDeletedisney's animal kingdom has NOTHING on this!
ReplyDeleteI know you have enjoyed this life changing experience as much as all of us are appreciating your writing and photographic skills! I look forward to seeing and hearing more once you are back in Pawleys. Continue to have a wonderful trip.
ReplyDeleteYes, yes, yes! I am in favor of a slide show/wine tasting ;-)
ReplyDeleteOh, forgot to ask - did you eat wildebeast??? Or any other bird/mammal/reptile for that matter?
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