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…
Saving the Rhinos
Because our morning drives started at 5:30am and got us back by 8:30am, we actually lucked out by squeezing in one last game drive before our road transfer picked us up at 9am. Explore early, nap later… We are probably getting spoiled and are getting used to life in the bush, because it felt like…
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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