Buffeldrift Game Reserve

...Dadda's expectations were high as we turned up for our game reserve drive early in the morning...

...it was good news when we saw a bunch of elephants show up almost instantly...

...then the sight of hippos in the lake in front of us!!  Though none of them ever bothered to expose any more than their ears and eyes out of the water!!

.. in our friendly group of inexperienced Dutch travellers the excitement at the sight of giraffes in the background took over the entire experience... from the moment we caught sight of these creatures marching orders were given to the driver to chase them into the wild and compromising any chance of seeing other creatures that morning... with just three of us, our desire (or rather Dadda's desire..) of taking our chances to see other animals were outweighed and that was the end of animal watching in the Buffeldrift Game Reserve!!

...we at least for the adults... I had plenty of amazing animals to explore in my brand new book which we picked up at the entrance!!!

...here is some more footage of what there was to see out there!!

...the drive did prolong with long pauses before we actually were able to see anything...

..but while Dadda's patience was running out quickly my enjoyment never ran short...

...I mean.. having travelled all the way out here from Swirtzerland I even got to see a turtle!!!

...the game drive ended there on a disappointing note but we had a chance to chill out in the reserve and have lunch there by the lake which was very well populated with colourful fish and lots of birds...

... and I even had an opportunity to make friends with another young European traveller!!

...oh!  And just before we left.. a quick visit to see the elephants and take a closer look at them!!

Dadda... are you sure we are safe here!?!?!  Not sure I really trust this guy?!

... 3 elephants, a few hippos ears, 2 giraffe necks, 1 turtle.. mmmm... probably not the best result but never mind... Dadda says he has other plans for me and we'll be back in Africa soon to take a much better look!!

Oh well!! There are lots of other ways to keep ourselves entertained aren't there Dadda?!

A dieu Buffeldrift... definitely not coming back here though I must admit it isn't a bad view!!