Trips, Pics, and Tales

We found out quickly that life in the bush meant getting up early, very early!  Continental breakfast was from 5:30 am to 6:00 am and we had to be on our vehicles by 6:00 am. I was very lucky to have a roommate that was quick to get ready in the morning. The two of us worked very well that way. We could get a 5:30 am wake up call, be up and dressed and to our meeting point by 5:50 am.  Of course when the promise of seeing the amazing animals was why we were getting up so early, it was pretty easy to get out of bed!   We set out and our first sighting was of this hyena family. There were some young hyenas in the den and a mother watching close by. We were told that one "mom" usually stays back and will watch over several of the young hyena while the rest are out for the day. She is sort of the babysitter, taking care of all other mom's babies! We watched them for a bit and then moved along. Our tracker spotted this nice little Leopard Tortoise along the sid

We all loved our time in Cape Town, and I would love to go back to spend more time there! It was so beautiful! When we woke up this morning there was a definite excitement among us because today, we were heading to the airport for the safari portion of our trip! This type of itinerary was great, 3 days in Cape Town, exploring wineries, the beautiful coast line, seeing the penguins and having the opportunity to shop and see the city area was just perfect! And now we were going to spend 4 whole days on safari!  Off we go! The flight wasn't too long, and the plane wasn't too small.  The views of South Africa below were great! And it was nice to have a short nap! Believe it or not, this is the Skukuza Airport for Kruger National Park! To be honest, it really wasn't what I was expecting at all!  We were met at the airport by our guides and we were on our way!  We were staying at the Lion Sands River Lodge which is in the Sabi Sand Private Game Reser