Family on Safari - Week two
Monday afternoon, we landed in Hoedspruit and found our driver, while Jae picked up his camera rental for the week. Then we took the world's bumpiest ride to the Thornybush Game Lodge . The place is gorgeous. Wow. Super duper wow. We had lunch in the open-air lodge restaurant area, got checked in, found our cabins, and almost immediately had to be back at the lodge for our first game drive! They served tea and snacks to fortify us (and always had something gluten-free for me) , and then we were off. Our guide team was Sarah and Kenneth (tracker). She drove like a champ ( while she talked to us, and listened to the radio, and paid attention to the animals) . Kenny sat at the front of the jeep on a little platform, looking for animals, footprints, and/or droppings for us to follow. Over the course of the week, he even gave us 'poop' lessons, Hahaha! We found out after we left on Friday that Sarah had been awarded Safari Guide of the Year -- and we were not at all surprised. ...