Our last game drive in Sabi Sabi

Our last safari drive at Sabi Sabi Earth Lodge!

 

As always, a great morning with a herd of water buffalo, impala, zebra…rhinos and a herd of elephants with a baby who came charging at us!  He was so tiny and so cute!  Elephants are amazing creatures, and we are looking forward to our trip to Chobe, Botswana where over 60,000 elephants live.

Our fist safari experience has been out of this world.  It is humbling to see these animals in their own environment, it makes me realize that we truly are part of the “circle of life”.  We mustn’t take more than we give….we must protect these habitats for them.  Our “Big Five” was achieved within our first 24 hours, and we are still reeling from all of the excitiement!

After our game drive we had a quick breakfast with Pieter and sadly said our goodbyes and exchanged contact information.  The rangers are quite remarkable. They go to school in order to become a ranger, the knowledge they have is seemingly endless. At the Earth Lodge rangers are “in charge” of a certain group of guests, and this includes game drives, meals, escorts to the lodges after dark and first thing in the morning (the big feeding times). We have really enjoyed our time with Pieter, he is a terrific young man.  I hope we’ll meet again.

The Big Five:  Cape, or Water, Buffalo:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LION

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LEOPARD:

 

 

 

ELEPHANTS:

 

 RHINO: