miscellaneous rambling

Ok, this is gonna be my last animal photo posted, unless by request. Although not an outstanding shot, perhaps some of you want to know what it’s like being in the park. Well, the animals are sometime hard to see. You can drive for hours and not see anything. And then sometimes, they are right there crossing the road in front of you.

Such as these elephants blocking the road here…

“The Big 5” are the 5 most dangerous animals in Africa. They are the lion, elephant, rhino, buffalo, and the leopard. We were fortunate to see 4 out of 5. We hunted for 2 days to see a leopard. We went on night safaris and sunset safaris with guides, drove all day on our own, but they always eluded us. We met people who had seen them, but looks like we’ll have to wait for the next trip there. The size of the Kruger national park is larger than Taiwan itself.

For us, it was an unusual thing. To rent a car, and simply drive and drive and drive for 5 days, to look for animals. I mean, animals? Just looking at them? Spending DAYS just looking at them?

We met people who go to the park year after year. Just to get away from the noise and crowds of cities, and just to be in nature. I guess it makes sense. In Canada, I went to the rockies every summer for at least a weekend. It’s the same thing, only thing is they have bigger animals there.

We’ll go back again when we have the chance.

# posted by jason @ 1:15 AM