Which one did we want to do first? We decided that the longer we spent in the rain, the more miserable we would be, and decided to do the walking part first, assuming that sitting in a Jeep would be the best option for when we were all wet and cold. She said there would be a Jeep tour in re-purposed old WWII military vehicles, and a walking tour. We met with our tour guide and I cannot remember her name but she was wonderful! She was newly graduated with an advanced degree and a huge fan of frogs and fungi, and knew some fascinating information about the flora and fauna of the place. Completely grey and overcast and POURING rain. Animal hats at breakfast.Īfter we ate, we went outside and the weather had gone the exact opposite of what it was when I walked down the hill. That way, if it rained or if there wasn’t enough time for us all to fix our hair in the morning, it wouldn’t matter. She bought hats for Allen and Margaret so they wouldn’t be left out. Ha!) At the breakfast table, birthday girl and her man being good sports and wearing their animal hats.īefore we arrived, one of Margaret’s friends looked at the weather forecast and decided we would all be cold (she was right), so she planned a secret surprise for Margaret and asked us all to buy silly animal hats. (I posted the image above on facebook and a friend asked if they are called Lesser Flamingoes because they only have one leg. I asked if they ever sleep they were too busy talking and didn’t hear my question. They were even noisier as the sun rose than they had been in the night. I even swung by the flamingoes’ pen, to curse at them. They look exactly like Bantam chickens to me. I decided to take my time and take some photos before I met the other ladies, in order to give my head a chance to clear up more. I grabbed my camera and walked down the hill in search of coffee. I was so, so excited to go see the animals. Blue skies, and sun barely rising across the wildlife park. The view across the valley was gorgeous (photo above). When I stepped out the door onto the deck, I knew it would be alright. In the mirror I looked pale and twenty years older. I walked around in a haze and a headache and got myself dressed, splashed water on my face, and tried to bring the world into focus. Long.Īfter promising one of the ladies the night before that I always get up early, I woke to see that most of the tent was empty and my companions had already dressed and left (and made their beds). I had earplugs in (thank goodness!) but the noise came right through anyway. They’d squawk and cackle at each other in bursts of sound and slowly mellow out and just when it seemed like they would quiet down, one of them would say, “And another thing!” and it would set them all to squawking at full volume once more. So imagine 100 ducks outside your bedroom that never shut up. They sound much like ducks, and Safari West has about 100 flamingoes. I think I had consumed two gallons of champagne the night before, then accidentally turned on my electric blanket in the night and was DYING of heat for a couple hours till I figured out how to turn off the blanket in the dark, and then had to wait for the heat to dispel. *UPDATE!!** Eesha the southern white rhinoceros, listed as “near threatened,” is actually pregnant, and that explains her sleepiness in the photos here.* Morning was gorgeous and I had high hopes for a spectacular day.
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