Doug doesn’t really have an idol, per se, but if he did, I’m fairly certain that it would be Neil. He gets to spend his day driving around a beautiful reserve, talking with guests and showing them his world. Every day is different as the animals move about, and he gets to use his sight,…
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Reading the Morning News
In lieu of having a separate tracker, Neil not only took on this responsibility but also passed it onto us to participate. It was here at Welgevonden where we learned to read tracks, and even poop, to tell the story of what these animals have been up to. We learned how to differentiate tracks by…
Lions and Buffalo and Elephants, oh my…
A guide’s work is seemingly never-ending as after a long day of driving us around, explaining things, keeping us safe, and also entertaining us with conversation during dinner, they then have to think about how to plan out the next day’s game drives. Even though each drive is different and unpredictable, Margiet still factors in…
The Early Bird Gets the Worm
A wise man once told us, “there are only two reasons to get up at 5am. To go on a game drive, and to play golf.” Actually, this wise man was our guide at our second lodge that we would later befriend, but we quickly learned he was right. Between the heat of the day…
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