Safari!!

Finally an actual blog post from Africa if this manages to upload!! We are near the end of half term now which is sad but we did get 2 weeks so I can’t really complain. Yesterday I got back from safari in South Luangwa with two other people from the school and it was amazing, they said I was incredibly lucky because I saw everything that was in the park to see from army ants (way cooler than it sounds) to lions, leopards, elephants, giraffe, zebra, snakes, hippo, crocodile, hyena and even some wild dogs which the guide said was the second most indangered animal in Africa (after the Ethiopian wolf). So I have narrowed the photos down from over 1500 between 3 people over 4 game drives and some of them are below.
Enjoy!!

Crocodiles eating a dead hippo
Crocodiles eating a dead hippo
Python eating a hare whole
Python eating a hare whole
BABY MONKEY BABY MONKEY
BABY MONKEY BABY MONKEY
Giraffe eating
Giraffe eating

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Leopard
Leopard
Entry sign
Entry sign
Mother and baby eating
Mother and baby eating
Male elephant very close to the lodge
Male elephant very close to the lodge
Elephants going to the river
Elephants going to the river
Still not as close as they got!
Still not as close as they got!
By one of the lodges
By one of the lodges
Giraffe
Giraffe
Giraffe eating
Giraffe eating
Herd of elephants
Herd of elephants
Zebra
Zebra
Warthog
Warthog
Impala eating a flower
Impala eating a flower
Hyena and one of her cubs
Hyena and one of her cubs
Myself, Gary, Larica, David the guide and our spotter.
Myself, Gary, Larica, David the guide and our spotter.
Mother and her baby
Mother and her baby
Mother and two cubs after eating
Mother and two cubs after eating
Wild dog having a bath
Wild dog having a bath
Wild Dog
Wild Dog
Leopard
Leopard
Pride of lions chilling in the shade
Pride of lions chilling in the shade
Lions in the shade
Lions in the shade
Buffalo
Buffalo
That's not even the closest they got!
That’s not even the closest they got!
Elephant after his morning paddle
Elephant after his morning paddle

Elephant fresh from his morning walk across the river.

Herd of Elephants.
Herd of Elephants.
Sunset!
Sunset!
Elephants heading to the river for a drink in the evening.
Elephants heading to the river for a drink in the evening.
Warthog having some breakfast
Warthog having some breakfast
Warthogs just chilling in the African sun.
Warthogs just chilling in the African sun.
South Luangwa River
South Luangwa River

 

 

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Hi All, looks like the blog will be defeated by the access issues but we are managing to keep in touch with Amy via Whatsapp. Below are the latest pictures, one of the pool and another of the grounds. Amy is keeping busy, tomorrow she’s taking PE at the local primary school in the morning, swimming at lunchtime, a Sports Leaders session & then an after school sports club. This weekend they are all off to the south of the country for a sports gala hosted by another school.

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