WE HAVE BEEN COUNSELED TO TAKE 4 DAYS TO EXPLORE AFRICA EVERY 3 MONTHS. AFTER 1 YEAR WE DECIDED TO OBEY (A BIT SLOW). WHAT WISE COUNCIL.
WE LEFT LUSAKA AND FLEW TO MFUWE TO VISIT SOUTH LUANGWA NATIONAL PARK. WE VISITED 4 BUSH CAMPS. DO NOT LET THE NAME FOOL YOU. IT WAS VERY NICE. WE DID HAVE SHOWERS OUTSIDE AND THERE WAS ONE CAMP WHERE THE TOILET WAS OUTSIDE BUT IT WAS WONDERFUL. FOOD TO DIE FOR AND VERY NICE SCOUTS AND GUIDES.
AT OUR 2ND CAMP CALLED CHINDENI. THERE WERE 60 DIFFERENT MAMMAL AND 400 DIFFERENT BIRDS. THE FIRST TWO CAMPS RUN SOUTH ALONG THE COURSE OF THE LUANGWA RIVER.
FOR OUR LAST TWO CAMPS WE MOVED TO THE NORTHERN PART OF THE RIVER. IT WAS A 5 HOUR RIDE IN OUR OPEN JEEP. IT WAS FABULOUS. WE LEFT AT 5AM AND SAW THE SUNRISE. WE SAW OUR FIRST LARGE MALE LIONS .
OUR FINAL CAMP WAS NSEFU LODGE. IT IS THE FIRST PRIVATE CAMP TO OPEN IN THE PARK. HERE WE SAW LIONESSES WITH BABIES AND LEOPARDS MATING.
WE WERE ABLE TO SHARE THIS EXPERIENCE WITH EMILY AND BETWEEN THE 3 OF US TOOK OVER 2500 PICTURES. I HAVE CHOSEN JUST A FEW TO SHARE WITH YOU.
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| READY TO GO!!!! |
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| DO I REALLY HAVE TO FLY ON THIS??? |
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| OUR TRANSPORT |
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| THREE LUMPS ON A LOG |
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| SUNSET WITH OUR GATOR |
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| OUR ROOMS AT NIGHT |
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| NAP TIME |
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| YES, I AM A LITTLE CRABBY |
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| BABY CUB |
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| I WAS STANDING IN MY ROOM..... |
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| I WAS RIGHT THERE. GREAT LASHES |
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| THESE ARE YOUNG ADULTS WAITING UNTIL MOM CALLS |
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| BATH TIME.. HOLD STILL |
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| SUNRISE BREAKFAST |
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| CAPE BUFFALO |
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| TOLD YOU NOT TO MOVE |
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| WE WERE HERE FIRST |
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| GATOR STOPPING BY FOR LUNCH.... |
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| NO QUESTION I AM KING ... |
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| MUD BATH TIME |
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| NATURAL HOT SPRINGS |
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| RIGHT OUTSIDE OUR ROOM |
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| NIGHT SHOT |
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| SUNRISE |
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| TWO CUBS WAITING FOR MOM TO RETURN AND GET THEM |
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| WHO NEEDS A TOASTER? |
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| HUGE CAPE BUFFALO |
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| THIS HIPPO CHARGED US..... |
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| FAMILIES MAKE US STRONG |
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| BOB WOULD LIKE ONE OF THESE!!!!! THIS EXPERIENCE HAS REMINDED ME OF A PRIMARY SONG. I'M GLAD THAT I LIVE IN THIS BEAUTIFUL WORLD HEAV'NLY FATHER CREATED FOR ME. HE GAVE ME MY LIFE, MY MIND, MY HEART. I THANK HIM REV'ENTLY. FOR ALL HIS CREATIONS OF WHICH I'M A PART. YES, I KNOW HEAV'NLY FATHER LOVES ME. HUGS TO EVERYONE BOB AND WENDY |
Ooooooh.....What an experience! Those pictures are absolutely incredible. Um....you really want to come home to Enoch? No gators, no lions, no monkeys (wait, there is Jacob), no hippos....but then again there is a pair of some amazing jaw-dropping ponies. Oh, and the goats. They are so exotic. Ha! Loves!
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