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I am in England now after Ghana! Sadly, I have left Africa but hope you all had a great Christmas wherever you are!
We had such a lovely English Christmas with family friends in Surrey and although it was so weird to be in cold, every house looking the same, no obruni-calling people England it was so nice to be back with some family and eating all those delicious foods that I haven't had in ages. Grapes! Chocolate! Cheese! Milk! I went crazy the first time Lara took me to a supermarket called Waitrose which had so much stuff to choose from! haha ill probably get so fat. I've ridden on the tube, the big red double decker buses, a little different to the elephant ride while I was on safari yet just as exciting. Ha ha. So not true elephant was a tad more exciting! We have done a bit of sightseeing...
So safari....so much to tell!!!! Saw the Big Five (rhino, elephant, lion, leopard and buffalo), completed it on the last game drive on the last day by sighting a leopard (who are very rare to see) as we were racing back to camp. Saw Giraffe, zebra, antelope, baboons, crocodiles, HIPPOS (so excited to see a hippo but also very scared), lots of birds and so many others I can't remember as I am racing to write.
We walked and played with lion cubs: I was freaked out alot, more than I thought was possible. I rode and swam with elephants: swimming with the elephants was the best fun I have ever had, basically it consisted of the elephants ducking down and up and sideways into the water with me sitting on top. I always seemed to get the cheekiest elephant who kept staying under the water for a long time (she could breathe as her trunk was pointing out from the water, I however couldn't breathe).
Maybe she didn't like me. Ha ha. I was on a 19 year old Elephant for the game ride and she was the funniest girl i have ever met. She kept bringing presents to the trainer while we were riding with her trunk, a big rock, many little rocks, some grass, a branch...and low and behold...a fence pailing (the trainer was puzzled too as to where she had got it!)
We tracked a family of Rhinos, the guide was even sticking his fingers in rhino poo to feel if it was fresh or not. We went to the Great Zimbabwe Ruins which were fantastic as the sun set. I flew in a Microlight over Victoria Falls, jetboated some rapids at the bottom of the falls, and got soaking wet just going on the walk along the falls. In summary....FANTASTIC.
Claire Dodds-Eden, Ghana
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