I finally fulfilled a lifetime dream of experiencing a safari in Africa… and I ended up getting way more than I could ever image.
After 2 months in Johannesburg area writing, I found my financial budget already depleted.
Luckily, the 10 days safari adventure in the Eastern Cape of South Africa, the 3 days in Cape town, and 3 days at Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe and Zambia, were already paid for.
What wasn’t part of the budget, and is a drive away from Johannesburg, is Kruger National Park, the largest safari national park in South Africa.
I have no idea if I will ever make it back to South Africa, and thought how I would always regret I didn’t get to go there.
Well, as life likes to hand out miraculous blessings here and there, I met a kindred soul, who offered to join me on a 4-day budget friendly trip to Kruger Park, staying at her family’s vacation home near the park entrance.
We drove 8 hours a day through the grand Kruger Park, seeing all sorts of marvelous animals, including 4 of the big 5 on the first day (cheetahs came on another safari).
After our long day through the park, we cooked our food over the campfire and drank Gin & Tonic’s.
Meeting her, growing our friendship, and that 4-day wonderful adventure, is one that is etched into my heart, mind and soul.
As for all the rest of the trip… amazing beyond words. I am posting lots of pictures to give you an idea, and hopefully to inspire you to pursue all your wildest dreams.
THANK YOU FOR BEING YOU
“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sail. Explore. Dream. Discover.” – Mark Twain
