A few more Elephants

With limited and slow data on the road I could only load a few pics at a time so now that I'm home I'll add a few more in small batches in case you're interested.

The Fun....... Elephants

On this trip there were many firsts for me, one being riding an elephant. Sitting up so high on this huge powerful general giant was flipping awesome. Those that know Dave, know that he doesn't ride anything that doesn't have a throttle and a break so having him share this with me was very special. We got to ride the biggest male Ellie called Jake, the leader of the pack and Sally and John rode Janet with her baby following behind. Ellie don't have any predators so when walking in the wild the other animals don't scare away from them either and you can get up fairly close as we did toBuffalo and Waterbuck. We even saw a croc on our adventure :-))  

Senyati Safari camp in Botswana

There's just something so special about a trip like this with very little agenda. Camping with like minded people and chatting about where they've been and what we ourselves have done and swopping ideas and advise. We were given a great recommendation to go to Senyati in Botswana. Now this was just awesome camping in an area where there are no fences. Elephants, giraffes and buck come to a water hole about 20 meters from you. Lions roaring as the sun goes down, free fire wood, bonus!!! We were invited to have drinks with owners Louw and Lulu later in the evening as they sat outside at their dining room table next to the water hole. The even had hot coals in a drum under the table, very organized wow. I snuck off to bed at about 10 and an hour later was woken by Dave saying that the owners were taking us on our very own private game drive, however I graciously declined but Dave had a ball.  If ever you get a chance to camp here, it's a must. We had our own ablutions, kitchen etc. Here are some pics :-))

This is a genius idea to keep your legs warm. Just fill with coals after you've finished braaing.

They have a bunker that comes up right next to the water hole, no zoom required.