Returned from the Bushveld

Jackalberry Safari Lodge was amazing. We took so many pictures and video.

Internet access was almost non-existent out in the bush. They only had a slow speed dial-up line. We didn't bother to use it.

This place was great. We went out on a game drive every morning at 6:15AM and every afternoon at 3:30PM. The game drives lasted about 4 hours each. Our driver, Dave, and our tracker, Lawrence, were really good. We kidded Lawrence that he could track the animals based on the size, shape, and freshness of their droppings.

Caren told them that their tip would be based on how many animals we saw. So, we think they drove us around to see the same animals multiple times.

We saw the Big 5, minus one, the leopard. We saw elephants, lions (including them gnawing on a buffalo carcass they had killed), buffalo (not at all like our North American bison), and rhino (ugly devils).

We rode in a totally open vehicle and were able to get within a few feet of all the animals. They couldn't care at all about us. To them, the vehicles aren't a threat and they leave them alone.

Now, we're outside of Johannesburg for one night before heading to Livingstone, Zambia and Victoria Falls - one of the seven natural wonders of the world.