16 January 2006

Safari!

We had an amazing time at Kruger National Park this weekend. We were split up into groups of 6 or 7 for the ride there (5 hours, then 3 hours of safari). We had cute little huts for sleeping (3 to a room) and our tour guides fed us dinners and breakfasts (lunch was on our own). So, Saturday, we were in the van from 8:30 am to 5:30 pm. Then we did some swimming and had dinner at 8:30. We were awake at 3:45 am on Sunday to go on our early morning safari (it's a good time to see the animals) and we got back to the camp around 2 pm. We had lunch and then swam some more. We took a night drive at 5 pm until 8, then had dinner and went to bed. We got up around 6:30 this morning (Monday) to drive home. We stopped at some neat sites on the way home to see some other natural sites, and we stopped in a cute "tourist town" for lunch (called Graskop?), where they make the best "pancakes", a dish inbetween a pancake and a crepe. You can have any sort of filling you want. I had butternut squash and feta cheese, Geo had fruit and ice cream. We got back to Joburg at 6:30 pm and checked back into our hotel. We got a larger room this time, but it's a 1 bedroom unit, as opposed to out last room, which was simply a studio. More on that later. For now, enjoy the safari pictures!

2 Comments:

Blogger Cathey and Enn said...

Great story! Haven't seen the pictures yet. Sounds like Geo spent his birthday on a great adventure.

16/1/06 12:20  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Amazing and a (Geoffrey)giraffe (sp) to to greet you. Sounds like a great birthday. The p8ctures are wonderful a memorable visit for you both.

17/1/06 11:33  

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