African Safari

Today (Monday) we went to a real zoo. Well, actually, more like an African Safari. It was incredible and we really felt like we were in Africa. Our guide told us that it took the owner 15 years to get all the permits and permissions necessary to open the zoo. Just for the 5 giraffes plus permits it was over 10 million dollars!

We were driven through the park in a variety of safari-like vehicles - hummer, land rover defenders, etc. The roads were very rough and we were able to see a lot of animals up close, including wart hogs, zebras, ostriges, antilope, camels and of course our favorite, giraffes.

We 4-wheeled, and I mean 4-wheeled, to this beautiful waterfall in the park. It was an adventure that Aspen and Mark especially loved.

I am hoping that this picture can be lightened or something because it is really a great one of all of us together. It's rare that we are all looking at the same thing!

Journey was a brave girl and fed the camels carrots.

Looking at a real ostrige egg.

We were supposed to be able to feed the ostriges, but they were out of long carrots. They were fun to look at though!

I will post more of the giraffes next....