Blog : SABI SABI safari
First day:
We took the federal air - the chapter plan from Johannesburg to SABI SABI - it's a cargo airports - the plane only have one pilot - with 10 seats - it took us 45 minutes to SABI sand .
Charles is our ranger for the 3 full days - he can and pick up us to SABI SABI - a well brand and market safari bush . It establish on 1975 - a private game reservoir - with 4 different lodge - earth / latiri / little bugs and the Bush - where we stayed .
Check in and take a buffee lunch by 1:30 pm and we heading for our first safari experience by 4:30 pm - Polly is our tracker .
Everyone came to safari for big 5 : lion ; elephant ; rhino ; leopard and water buffalo - on top of that we was zebra and Giraffe .
The first safari we saw : water buffalo and rhinos . There is a tea break on each route : at the night break what Charles do is :
1) fine a nice picturesque
2) bush can hide for pee
3) no danger to get off the range rover and stretch your legs.
We - Sue and her daughter Stephanie from l.a. - San Diego / Helen from Beth / patience from la / Maryann from Melbourne . I am from taiwan .
- bush lodge we stay : authentic African ambience room and facility - the tower can each birds / monkey and elephant herd coming for water - SABI SABI with a logo of elephant - you can see how often we encounter with them.
Coming back around 7:30 pm and the dinner serve by 8:00 pm- our waitress evidence is a very nice lady . We had our first night dinner on open space work campfire .
Day 2: woke up by 5:30 am and the morning safari begin by 6:00 am - we saw elephant and water buffalo on the morning safari
Return for breakfast by 9:00 am and kick off the walking safari by 10:00 am- this is so exciting as 2 ranger come with armed riffle - they lead the way and we come across the electric wired net - this is to prevent elephant damage out lodge - their is no fence between suit and lodges .
Rangers lead the way had they told us : animal won't attack from behind but they see human as predator - one our way we saw giraffe herd - so spectacular and we are so exciting .
Back for lunch by 1:30 pm and meet up by 4:00 pm - they serve high tea before the 4:30 pm evening safari .
Day 2 evening safari - we saw the female lion and big elephant herd - and many ingesting bird- the champion birds is so cute especially when she start to sing .
Rerun for another 8:00 pm dinner - indoor this time.
Day 3
The morning safari go as routine - 5:30 wake up and start by 6:00 am- this is a raining and cold morning - we are all wet but the rhino act to mate is so interesting .
Breakfast by 9:30 am and we head for the community visit by 10:30 am.
This 4000 village have 60% of it's people work in SABI SABI - so the community center is kind of CSR the lodge did.
The center is a kids playground - we then move to see the chief - or the African healer - who use animal bones to treat both your physical and psychological issues - it's a tourist point as I can see then we visit another sample house : the highlight is in the car on our way to the village - driver and 2 other guide singing in the car entertain us - so naturally . We have 2 new friend in the car - Brian and Natalia
Return for the evening safari and we capture the number 4: lions - female lines
Second night is another indoor dinner - we tip Charles and Polly with our gratitude - it's nice to bring red envelop with me and making it a better presentation ( with Taiwanese tea as well )
Day 3:
Our 6 safaris with only one surprise : 3 make lions and we don't see leopard this trip .
Taking a 2 hours drive to Krug national park airport and now on our plane to Cape Town
And on the day - Nelson mandala's pass away news come to up - SABI SABI did a brief morning for him at the restaurant and they sung the nations anthem - very touching.
I am reading " thinking " on my trip and one of the episode is my take home : we ( human ) is the only specie can image future and forecasting it - for a better future is not how wealthy you are but the wealth credit for you to experience - we foresee and forecast a better future to experience happiness and via wealth currency to achieve them - in other word . If you can experience happiness the same level as those who need decent wealth credit . Then you are no less than anybody .
Yes . We use money to exchange experience . We don't really hold anything .
🍄 my reflective and introspective :
1) experience is not what money can buy but a trade off
2) we contribute to the unique journey . Not only the giver but taker
3) animal on wild land should be respect
4) it's a once in a life time experience - safari : either you earn it your way or someone support you .
5) be an easy going person on the trip - no comparison and no competition
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