Sue and I took a 4 day trip to South Luangwa National Park over the holidays. It was a nice break away before our 2 week stint managing the farm in the Directors absence over Christmas and New Years season.Sue's friend from England Brenda and her longtime friend from Scotland, Fisherman Donnie joined us on an excursion to the Wildlife Camp that we will not soon forget.
So many things to share with you that I don't know where to begin!
There is a true essence about driving around in an open jeep searching for African wildlife. I mean really, it is so easy to come upon these wonderful beasts and just stop the truck and stare into their amazing eyes. I can't even describe the feeling -- Africa is all you've ever heard it to be when you travel deep into the bush and experience the safari world. Hey, I got excited about another impala (antelope) prancing past us, even though we saw thousands of them in our travels.
My favourite animal since I was a small child is a Zebra. I didn't want to leave them. Amazing creatures with their stripes and learning new things about them through our Safari guide, Andrew.
The giraffes were HUGE! We laughed so hard at the amount of pee and the speed at which it comes! The darker the giraffe, the older! Did you know that girls have fur on their horns and the boys are bald?
One of our favourite encounters was a pack of 3 lioness's just in front of our dining area at 5:30a.m. on our last day. We noticed pink fur around their mouths and Andrew knew it was blood from a kill. We searched along the shoreline and finally came upon a hunted baby hippo -- blouted in the river. What a sight!
One of my favourite dessert drinks is Amurula! This is a photo of the tree where the fruit grows.
Please go out and get some from your local LCBO, yummy, yummy!! remember to keep it in the fridge and always serve it chilled...
Our infamous hospitality team -- Henry the bartender, Andrew, our guide, ME, Andrew, another guide, and Robert our server. The food and service was amazing. We stayed in safari tents with self-contained toilets and optioned for the all-inclusive with meals provided. Best part -- considering it was rainy/low season, the camp was quiet and we basically had the place to ourselves!
Here is their website:
Farewell beautiful Luangwa! I hope I will be back some day in the not so distant future!
I'd LOVE to bring all my friends. What a trip, what an inexpensive way to experience a safari!
A big thank you to Wildlife Camp and our special guide, Andrew. Zikomo Kwambili - Thank you!
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