The One With The National Geographic Safari (6/3/2013)

The safari has been incredible so far! Yesterday we saw crocodiles, giraffes, hippos, elephants, zebras and so so much more, all just in the morning.  After lunch we went back out for an afternoon game drive and saw 3 leopards!! A mother and her two cubs!  When we first saw them they were up in a tree resting but then they came down (a super rare site!) and literally crossed the road 10 feet in front of our car and then proceeded to wrestle with each other for the next half an hour! It was incredible! And then on the way back to camp we saw a lion stalking a few zebras that had been drinking at a stream.  So we camped out and got to watch the attack (although not the kill, the lion didn’t catch any of them and we weren’t really sure whether to be glad or sad about that). When we reached the camp we asked Madeal, our driver, if that was the best drive he has been on.  He said, “maybe not the best, but it was better than most of the drives I have been on with the National Geographic photographers”.  He really has been an incredible driver and guide and I am so excited to see what this last safari day brings!

PS Right now I am sitting in Duxbury MA posting this! I cant beleive I am home!!! ...more on that later.  But since I now have American internet here are a few pictures and I will try to post more from the rest of the adventures soon!