While 12/7/2024 was technically our second day of safari, it felt like my first as I was incapacitated on my first day. But that was behind me, and having slept for 14 hours, I started the day feeling great! I had no idea what to expect – I knew that I’d see animals, but I didn’t know how many I’d see or how often. The day started great, and only got better!
On the morning game drive, we didn’t even make it out of the resort before we saw a Puff Adder.
We saw so many animals that day, including:
Reticulated giraffes
Grevy’s Zebras
Primates
Antelopes and Gazelles
Crocodiles
Some cool birds
And I saw some great scenery!
But the highlight of the day were the elephants (so many elephants)!
So we had an amazing day and we got to see many amazing things! That night as we ate dinner, yet another elephant came to the waterhole to say “hi”. It is surreal eating dinner 50 feet away from an elephant who is also eating, with nothing really separating us.
It’s stupid to keep score (but I will anyway). Running tally of the animals seen so far:
- Big five: 1 (Elephant)
- Ugly five: 2 (Vulture, Warthog)