Pilanesberg Safari #1 (pm)
Had to leave the ship @ 5 am this morning. Got our light to JoBurg. Took a nice 2 hr nap on the plane. People were tired and hungover. The bus ride was another 2 hours but tokk about 3+ because of major traffic out of the city. Found out from our tour guide that Joburg is known for its diamonds and gold. There were lots of mines on the way out. Slept basically the entire time. Getting up at 4 am and then being on a comfy bus is not a good combo for me. I was out cold. Finally we arrived at the Nat’l Park, with the Ivory Tree Lodge. It’s a 5 star lodge with these personal hut like rooms. Definitely made for couples/honeymooners. They fed us a great gourmet lunch then settled into our rooms. Funny enough met Christine because her room had a ginat spider in it and theycouldnt find it so they switched rooms. Got ready for high tea at 330 and then took of at 4 pm for our game drive. Our driver was Dwain and he is one of the best and one of the head guides. He really knows his stuff. Gave us a bunch of info on every animal we saw. At first things were slow and we had a single sighting of rhino and slickbuck. Then we saw wildebeast, 4 rhino, elephans in the distance ( they were play fighting) 4 lions (2 young males, 2 females) some anteplope and impala. There was a scene of all the elephants, lions and wildebeast together and it realy was a sight to see. Dwain said it was rare to see all three together. Saw some zebra, warthogs, and at night hippos! No luck finding predators at night but maybe in the early morning. We have a wake up call @ 5 am and leave at 530. Hope fully we will see elephants up close, giraffes and a big lion!
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