Today was amazing—from the sounds of it on my Skype call with Rich. They landed in Joburg late Monday night. So today was their first day to start to explore…
Their explorations started with a trip to a lion park. Anyhow…the cubs you could handle and hug and pet and play with. One particular cub, Alex the Lion, really took to Ada…and her clothes. In the video Richard sent me (that I can’t seem to upload here…bummer), I can’t tell if she is pleased or annoyed. But her daddy said that later in the day all she could talk about was how fun it was to hold Alex the Lion!
And then they made their way to the “lion walk” with the 1-yr-old lions. Ummm…The guide gave Rich strict instructions to “Keep Adelyne Close!”
Rich said it was a GOOD thing he did. As soon as they entered, he said the lions got down on their haunches and began to creep toward her. I guess she is more “bite sized” eh? But the closer Richard got to Adelyne, the more intimidated they were, and they backed away. I guess he is still too big of a meal for 1-yr-old lions. Roar!
After the lion park, they headed to their game park where they’re staying for two days. They got to swim, go on a night safari, and eat outside under oil lanterns!
Man…can we say, “Momma be jealous”? I can!
During the night safari, the guide tossed food to the crocs…Rich said the water became a ripple of activity. It was fascinating. And then during the Safari drive, they actually spotted White Rhinos! One even had a baby. Rich said a tusk of another was a good 2+ feet in length. Amazing!
What does Adelyne hope for in the next two days? Adelyne hopes to get close enough to a giraffe to ride its back.
What a crazy explorer she’ll make—She should’ve been stranded in the movie Swiss Family Robinson.
Anyhow, it was a short but awesome Skype convo between me and my man.
Tomorrow they get to become like the cowboys of the National Geographic. They are joining a “round up”! True that. (Why am I going all old school talk on you all, I don’t know…Jet lag? Oh wait. I didn’t go anywhere 😉 )
Back to the “round up”. I guess that there are too many animals on one reserve, so the helicopters will come and herd the animals into different crates to be taken to wider, more open spaces. Just like Marty’s dream in Madagascar, eh? Wide, open spaces!
I think that Rich is as excited about this next one as Adelyne! There is a bit of AZ cowboy in him ready to go all “Yeehaw” on the zebras’ behinds.
Anyhow…One more day of South African exploring before they head into Botswana for a multi-day joyful wedding celebration.
I’ll keep you as updated as I myself am 🙂 (which means not too terribly updated).
Hugs for now…And lion kisses…Much like those Alex the Lion gave Adelyne.
Munch. Munch!
And 2 Makes Crazy 