Tuesday May 5, 2026
Hi Folks! We had our first early morning safari game drive today and it was amazing! Have you noticed I’ve been using that “amazing” word a lot lately? We really are living the dream! (Well, accept for the 5 AM wake up call! Lol).
We left our room (or should I say “train car”) at 5:30 AM and were back for breakfast by 8:30 AM. We saw the following in this order: Hyena, Giraffes, Zebras, a White headed vulture, a White back vulture, an Elephant high up on a rock, Kudus, a Herd of Elephants, a Male Lion ( I got his back but our friend got a great shot I’ll try to post tonight or tomorrow), a Mongoose, and Baboons. We also saw a few cool birds.
We came back and had a delicious breakfast that included cold items from a buffet as well as hot items cooked to order. I had the Eggs Benedict that were to die for. After leaving breakfast and heading back to our “train car”, we saw a Water Buffalo lounging out in the Sabie River under the bridge. So cool!
Speaking of cool, I so wanted to take a plunge in the round plunge pool that sits on the bridge over the Sabie River but decided a nap was in order. That 5 AM came around too quick! I’ll again let the pictures do the talking and post another update tonight. Due to all the pics I broke this update in two!
The Wandering Italian 