The earliest wake up of the trip was this morning as we were
attempting our third type of safari, by truck, and wanted to be in the park for
sunrise. So, we got up, threw on some clothes and were loaded up in a Safari
4x4 before 6:00.
As we learned in the Delta, the morning is the time that animals like to come out for a walk, its just too hot in the afternoon to want to be doing anything other than lounging under a tree or drinking water. So it was the perfect time to be in a 4x4 and on land. We saw everything again only this time, thanks to the protection offered by the 4x4 truck, we could get up close and personal with all of the creatures. Springboks and Impalas were present everywhere we went, so they became about as exciting as another bush or tree by the end of the day. One of my favorite animals came out in full force, the Giraffes. Huge groups of Giraffes were strolling through the par, enjoying some leaves and making the most clueless face was they absent mindedly chomp away on leaves without a care in the world. They are one of the most interesting creatures, just based on the construction of their body.
Baboons were curious about our 4x4 and came up close to learn more about it before being scared off. Then we came upon a group of Cape Buffalo. There must have been 200+ Cape Buffaloes hanging together idly, many of them supporting birds on top of them, which was like a scene out of Peanuts. Finally we saw a huge amount of Warthogs, which Alix dubbed her favorite. This was strange because Warthogs have to be the ugliest and weirdest animals we saw. Nonetheless, she is entitled to her opinion and was excited to see all of the little Warthogs and their quasi mullets scurry around near us. We drove a bit longer seeing many of the same animals and the sun began to rise up in the sky until our hunger had grown large and we were ready for breakfast. We left the park for the final time and had our sights set on Zimbabwe.
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