Back from the game drive and lots to tell. Since there is so much, I’m dividing up my posts.
We arrived at Sanbona’s front gate at noon where we were met by a vehicle that took us to our lodge. On our way there we came across a Cape Cobra, the most poisonous snake in South Africa. I considered having a Steve Erwin moment until our guide said that if a person is bitten by a Cape Cobra, their heart will stop beating in five minutes. Never mind.
We arrived to the lodge, which is a five star lodge and absolutely beautiful, got unpacked and received our game drive itinerary.
Our first game drive was a 4 p.m. with our guide Christoph. Now, we had been told that it hadn’t rained at Sanbona since October, but just as we were leaving the rain started. Of course! Still, I was so excited about everything, I didn’t mind the rain, and it eventually ended after about an hour.
The landscape at Sanbona is beautiful. It’s surrounded by mountains that have very intricate rock formations. At a glance, it reminded me of Steamboat Springs, CO.
The animal sightings were a bit slow at first – we saw a group of Oryx and springbok
and then came across herd of wildebeests and zebra. Christoph defiantly saved the best for last. Our final sighting of the night was a herd of nine elephants. We were able to get very close to them and watch as the grazed through the grass. There were two baby elephants that were absolutely precious.
By this time, the rain had started again and it was dark, so we headed back to lodge for dinner.
We arrived at Sanbona’s front gate at noon where we were met by a vehicle that took us to our lodge. On our way there we came across a Cape Cobra, the most poisonous snake in South Africa. I considered having a Steve Erwin moment until our guide said that if a person is bitten by a Cape Cobra, their heart will stop beating in five minutes. Never mind.
We arrived to the lodge, which is a five star lodge and absolutely beautiful, got unpacked and received our game drive itinerary.
Our first game drive was a 4 p.m. with our guide Christoph. Now, we had been told that it hadn’t rained at Sanbona since October, but just as we were leaving the rain started. Of course! Still, I was so excited about everything, I didn’t mind the rain, and it eventually ended after about an hour.
The landscape at Sanbona is beautiful. It’s surrounded by mountains that have very intricate rock formations. At a glance, it reminded me of Steamboat Springs, CO.
The animal sightings were a bit slow at first – we saw a group of Oryx and springbok
and then came across herd of wildebeests and zebra. Christoph defiantly saved the best for last. Our final sighting of the night was a herd of nine elephants. We were able to get very close to them and watch as the grazed through the grass. There were two baby elephants that were absolutely precious.By this time, the rain had started again and it was dark, so we headed back to lodge for dinner.
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