Lions, Rhino & Buffalo -- Oh My!

WOW -- that's all I can say about yesterday's game drive in South Africa's Kruger National Park. The day was looong and hot, so hot, but also quite amazing! We started early, and drove our Overlanding truck through the park till sundown.

Had a very cute guide named Damien, so the heavily female group that we are, enjoyed watching him when there weren't any animals showing themselves off (which can happen for pretty long stretches -- especially the hottest times of day -- gives me a whole new respect for the folks who film Animal Planet's shows -- they must sit for hours in the hot sun waiting for the right animal to come around!).

From an animal perspective, the day was extremely successful. I saw 4 of the big 5: elephants, rhinos, buffalo, and the most beautiful, big male lion who was posing out on some rocks as the sun began to set -- it was a stunning view -- he was very majestic. Other favorites of mine were the giraffe, zebra, hippos & ververt monkeys. The warthogs are kinda fun to look at too -- they're so ugly that they're cute.

I took a ton of photos, but this computer isn't reading my SanDisk card, so I'll have to hope for a better connection at the next stop with an Internet Cafe. Until then, stay tuned!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MY WONDERFUL FRIEND MIMI TOMORROW!!!!

Mere