The camp has a fun atmosphere and we have an incredible guide who knows everything there is to know about plants, bushes, trees, tracks, smells, animals, stars, etc... We have learned which tree can be used for a toothbrush in the bush, which bush is "bush toilet paper" (in case of emergencies), how to track a lion or elephant, how to tell the difference between white and black rhino dung and elephant dung, and how to smell an elephant. Those are some of the useful things we've learned in the last day.
Side note: While looking for game in the bush we happened to look down by Tom's seat and noticed a small copy of the Book of Mormon. We were surprised and asked him about it. He said some people from America had given it to him and he has been reading it. We talked about it for awhile, but his biggest struggle is trying is trying to understand the English. He is Zulu - and said that would be much easier to understand. So, we will be finding a Zulu Book of Mormon, if available, to send to Tom.
The bush is really thick here and spotting animals has been more of a tracking experience and they are harder to find and see. But, we've had some great encounters:
Wildebeest
Nyala Female
Nyala Male
Our millionth Impala
Zebra (not pronounced Zeebra - but Zehbra)
The elephants here are huge! They have South Africa's biggest "tuskers" here, however we haven't seen any of them, but we have seen some big tusks on some.
We are not really sure what to call this one (or even how it happened). He told us it is dirt.
Tonight the kids fed bushbabies in the trees during dinner. It was a highlight for them. And a new thing for me (Lisa), I can finally say that I've seen the Southern Cross in the night sky. (And from Tom I learned how to use it to find true south!)
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