Good bye Cape Town
my hair is so long I have the best bed head!
We left Cape Town to go back to Pecanwood. We spent a month there and it was fun. It took 3 long days in the car to get back.
We did get to stop and check out some stuff. I liked being at the beaches in Wilderness.
We did get to stop and check out some stuff. I liked being at the beaches in Wilderness.
When we got back we got ready to go on safari.
The Bush house
the bush house
We went to the bush house. The bush house is a game lodge in Madikwe. It took 3 1/2 hours to get there. At the bush house they really have nice rooms, a hide where you go underground and you see animals up close, a bar , a water hole where animals come to drink and swim and a gym. We went there to go on safari.
When we first arrived, we walked towards our rooms and realized there was an elephant at the waterhole. We watched him for awhile and then went to our room.
Watching the waterhole when we first arrived
On our first drive we saw elephants, zebras, buffalos, giraffes, wild dogs, wildebeests.
We also saw parts of a dead giraffe. It died naturally. I think it looked like it exploded, but it died on its own. Then, two brother male lions came and ate it. Next, a hyena came to try to have some but it got killed by the lions.
We also stopped when we were out on our drive for snacks and drinks.
That was pretty much it for the game drive. Then, came back to the lodge and there were 2 white rhinos at the water hole. Super cool. We had a nice dinner outside and then went to bed.
Spencer came on Safari too
We also saw parts of a dead giraffe. It died naturally. I think it looked like it exploded, but it died on its own. Then, two brother male lions came and ate it. Next, a hyena came to try to have some but it got killed by the lions.
We also stopped when we were out on our drive for snacks and drinks.
That was pretty much it for the game drive. Then, came back to the lodge and there were 2 white rhinos at the water hole. Super cool. We had a nice dinner outside and then went to bed.
On our second game drive, we had to get up at 5:10am.
When we were on this game drive we got a flat tire! Oh no. Patrick our guide had to change it.
We saw elephants, klipspringer, rhinos, and we saw two elephants play fighting. It was cool.
When we got back we saw at the waterhole a herd of elephants drinking. We saw baby elephants playing and swimming in the waterhole too. Giraffes came to the waterhole to drink but they got bullied by the elephants and left. Check out how the giraffes drink. It was cool. Lots of elephants came to the waterhole that day. the most we saw at one time was 31 elephants. (those are the ones we could see).
I liked watching the animals from the hide the best because you got so close to them. Mom and Sammy were sitting in the hide watching the animals and got splashed with mud when the elephant was giving herself a bath. HAHA!
sun waking up
morning drive
When we were on this game drive we got a flat tire! Oh no. Patrick our guide had to change it.
flat tire
Waiting for the tire to be changed
When we got back we saw at the waterhole a herd of elephants drinking. We saw baby elephants playing and swimming in the waterhole too. Giraffes came to the waterhole to drink but they got bullied by the elephants and left. Check out how the giraffes drink. It was cool. Lots of elephants came to the waterhole that day. the most we saw at one time was 31 elephants. (those are the ones we could see).
I liked watching the animals from the hide the best because you got so close to them. Mom and Sammy were sitting in the hide watching the animals and got splashed with mud when the elephant was giving herself a bath. HAHA!
On are third game drive we saw lions, wild dogs, the dead giraffe again, buffalo, rhino and zebra. But when we got back to the lodge we saw something amazing a black rhino and a white rhino. The black rhino is very rare to see. It was so cool.
On or last day, we saw TWO sets of male lions. One set was the lions who killed the hyena and ate the exploded giraffe. We also so a spotted hyena. We also chameleon Sam and Dad held it .
I was sad we had to leave but it was fun.
This was our guide Patrick. He was awesome.
the first set of male lions
hyena
Dad found a millipede
second set of male lions
chameleon
I was sad we had to leave but it was fun.
This was our guide Patrick. He was awesome.
The Apartheid Museum
We went to the Apartheid museum. Do know what the apartheid was? The whites were mistreating the blacks and any other person who wasn't white. The word apartheid means "apartness" in Afrikaans. Some of Afrikaans people believed that they were superior. There were so many rules, 131 to be exact. The black people were not able to live in the same towns or even the same houses as white people. They couldn't even go in the same doors.
In 1948, the all white government made a bad choice to enforce the apartheid and it lasted until April 27th, 1994. It lasted 46 years. Nelson Mandela helped bring an end to the apartheid.
In the museum there were lots of pictures, movies and lots of information about the apartheid . It made me feel super sad.
There was also a section in the museum about Nelson Mandela. He was a great man. I learned a lot about him. He was the first elected black president of South Africa and helped bring the South African people together. Nelson Mandela died on December 5th 2013.
Did you know that there is such thing as the Rugby World Cup?
It is a rugby tournament that has countries like Canada, New Zealand, Japan, South Africa, Australia and England . Also, Nelson Mandela had a lot to do with the rugby world cup in 1995 and helping the country come together by sport .
See ya Nate!
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