We stopped for morning tea on top of a big rock that offered us a great view of the surrounding park.
Back to the lodge for breakfast, then while walking back to our room we heard a commotion in the bushes (see video). Turns out a herd of elephants were in the area snacking on trees! We stood there and watched them no more than 20 feet away at times for a good 30 minutes. After that we sat on our private terrace watching various animals amble by in their normal daily routine foraging and eating.
The afternoon game drive started with us driving around a corner where 3 young male elephants were playing. They tried to frighten us away by flapping their ears and swinging their head, eventually we drove off to let them think they had succeeded.
Following a stop to have a drink out in the bush, we came upon a spotted hyena near a river. Then about 2min later another walked right by our range rover! (see video). Then just as Johan was apologizing for not finding a leopard today, we drove up to one standing in the middle of the trail! Perfect ending to another game drive.
Dinner was called a "boma" which is basically an outdoor dinner around a big fire and all the food is made over a grill or bbq. I tried impala and it was tasty. We had dinner with our guide Johan, was a good time. next stop - Johan walked us back to our room so Sarah and I could watch US-England! The lodge policy is that after dark you cannot walk to your room without a ranger as we are in the middle of a game park with no fences around the hotel.
England scored first, but the US managed to get one back to earn the 1-1 draw. Solid result for the US.
England scored first, but the US managed to get one back to earn the 1-1 draw. Solid result for the US.
