Looking for big game in the African bush.
I just spent an incredible weekend in South Africa. My hosts, Sean O’Keeffe, his wife Nadja, and his sons Callan (the Kart racing king) and Kyran (the soccer and cricket whiz), made this trip absolutely unforgettable.
One of the many things we did was to spend a day at Pilanesberg National Game Reserve driving around looking for big game. The “Big Five” are the lion, leopard, elephant, rhino, and water buffalo. We saw rhino, hippos, wilderbeest, elephants, springbok, and impala.
This place ruined Zoos for me. It’s incredible to be driving around and come run into an elephant family.
Or a herd of zebra.
Or a momma and baby rhino. The baby came right up to our car.
July in South Africa is the middle of winter. Days are warm (60s) but in the evening it got down to the 30s. Pretty chilly when you are driving for hours in an open vehicle.
We spent the night smack in the middle of the 55,000 acre game reserve at the Tshukudu Bush Lodge, a five star 6 room lodge that overlooks the park. We enjoyed a six course meal with a Dutch family and when we turned in to go to sleep, you could hear the hyenas howling in the night.
Thanks Sean for a great time!
Olympic Motivational Speaker Ruben Gonzalez
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