Tuesday, June 19
SAFARI!!
It was an early morning. The bus came to pick us up at 7:30 am and drove us to the Zambia border. We crossed over into Botswana on a boat after having our passports stamped. Then we hopped in vans to be taken to the lodge where we left on boats again for the first part of the safari. Got it? Bus, boat, van, boat, then later on is jeep, boat, bus. The lodge was very nice and so was the boat. We saw monkeys, crocodiles, pumbas, meercats, sables, impalas, elephants and hippos on the boat part! So amazing!! I think my favorite was the elephants...
After a buffet lunch, we got into 3 separarte jeeps for the land part. Our driver's name was Win. He was very knowledgable about the animals. During this part we saw herds of elephants, pumbas, baboons, a monitor, sables, impala, giraffes and....wait for it...a leopard! The giraffes and the leopard was my favorite on this leg of the safari. The leopard was gorgeous but also how we got there was a blast. We had taken the river bank path to look at some elephants that were bathing. Once we got there, the radio sounded with announcement of the leopard sighting. Cats are rare during the daytime, so Win whipped around and jetted down the bank. I was in the back seat so I got all the bumps and we were excited about the chase!
Long day but we made it back and had dinner while watching soccer :) Tomorrow is a free morning and a sunset cruise in the evening. I still need to pay for my elephant ride...we'll see what happens at the ATM. I am missing those babies more and more each day! Pray that they will continue to benefit from our work there and that we will have a safe journey home on Friday. Can't believe its so close to over
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