Our last full day in Cape Town was full of excitement and adventure. Today was our safari day and our chance to see the big five! Now, we didn’t see all of the big five, but we did see elephants, zebras, rhinos, lions, and wildebeests. The elephant story is an interesting one. When we drove up through the grounds a HUGE elephant blocked our way to get to the entrance of the building. We were all shocked that this was happening. The safari guide motioned us to reverse back. Before we knew it the elephant started walking towards us! We were all screaming and Sed even stalled the van! Good thing the safari guide was able to get the elephant under control and it went up a hill alongside us. I don’t think I will ever be that close to an elephant again in my life. The rest of the safari wasn’t as exciting, but it’s hard to top that! After eating a delicious breakfast we all piled into the jeep. First we saw the young lions. They were beautiful. Sadly when we saw the rhinos, they had been pouched a few months before. People used a machete to cut off their horns! They are the only rhinos in the world to survive this type of attack. It was so sad to see. A few of us donated to the save the rhinos fund after the safari.
On our last night we went to a Brie at Andrew’s house. We all had an amazing time playing and dancing with the kids of the neighborhood. It was a blast! My favorite part was when we all made a circle and chanted each person’s name one by one to go dance in the middle of the circle! Ivy had the best moves I think. We even got Erica to dance! It was an unforgettable experience. And of course we lived it up during our last night in Obs.
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