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| Carl & Avery on game drive at Kruger National Park |
Our
time in Joburg was a lot of fun and taught us a lot, but eventually it came
time to move on to Kruger National Park. After a six hour drive with three pit
stops we finally arrived at Kruger, and it was absolutely amazing; within five
minutes of us driving through the front gates we had already seen water
buffalo, a warthog, and a herd of elephants.
That
evening we went for a game drive and added to our list; we saw more elephants,
giraffes, rhinos, this very large bird that can peck through a tortoise shell,
and lions!! Once it got dark we didn’t see much more, even with the search
lights on the truck. Then, after a night full of cards we got up at 3:45 to go
on a sunrise game drive. On this drive my group was able to add hyenas to our
list of sighted animals, and the other group was able to complete the Big 5
(water buffalo, rhino, elephant, lion, and leopard) because they spotted three
leopards on their drive.
After
being in Kruger it made me think of doing UConn’s study abroad program where
you spend three weeks in the wilderness learning how to track animals and
exploring the wilderness. This would allow me to come back to South Africa in a
little over a year. Unfortunately, I don’t think I will have enough money
to come back here in a years time after spending the semester here and this
coming summer in Europe.
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