The One that is the 100th post of this Blog

Eeeek!  It's been a whole month since you got a post! I'm sorry guys.  I have excuses, but I won't bore you with them.  However, I hope it's worth the wait.  In February we went on 2 Safaris!  Yes TWO!  I have to admit that it's hard to go back to not going on Safari after that.  (You see now why it was so hard to find time to post....since we were on Safari and all that;)  It's our one hundredth post, so we will share our first Safari on this special occasion.  Our first Safari was to a reserve called Pilanesberg.  We left Friday afternoon from work.  Our little blue rover got packed to the max and ready to go!

Gavin is securing his trailer.

There were 5 of us in all.  We arrived in the dark, driving through herds of impala.  Not to worry though, because in South Africa when you go camping there are power ports and ablution blocks.  (How many of you are looking up ablution now?)  So although we set up in the dark, we had light.

We had some yummy dinner and then went to bed.  Next morning we were up early to be in the park for a morning game drive.   We had to secure our camp because the troops of baboons come through in the morning to see what gifts they can take from you. (Yes, troops of baboons.  It's all so exotic.) Here is a hint.  Go early.  Later in the day is hoooooottttttttttttt.  At least in summer.  One of our first sightings was of jackals:

Thought my dad would like this one.

I like their profiles.  Besides the animals, we enjoyed the beautiful sunrise & scenery:

I found that some of your best pictures will be, not of the "big five"  but of other animals that are more common but still amazing:

Although there were impala everywhere and after time we would just drive past them, on to bigger things, sometimes you have to stop and watch them, I especially enjoyed watching the boy impala be tough to impress the ladies:

The best part though, was when the little boys would watch the adults, and then they would copy them:

So cute rubbing their little stubs together.  Just getting in good practice for later.

Well that's enough for now, more animal pictures to come, but I don't want you to get bored!