4:30am and Smita and I were awakened by the calls of a jackal. So we sat on the stoop (porch) sipping coffee as the morning African sun cast it's first light on the rolling hills of Addo. Idyllic? Yes!
As soon as the kids woke up from their slumber, we were off on a morning game drive by 7am. We saw Elephant, Red Harte-beest, Burchelis Zebra, Warthog, Eland, Kudu, Buffalo and the Black backed jackal that woke us up. Once more, the passion and knowledge of wildlife by Grandpa and Grandma Alexander was immediately demonstrable and clearly not restricted to birds.
The kids behaved themselves for the most part and were mostly in awe of the elephants whenever we came across them. When we finished our game drive, we gobbled down brunch at the local restaurant and headed back to our Chalet, where the kids entertained their Grandparents while I fell in and out of a perfect siesta.
We did another evening game drive hunting for a pride of Lions that chose to remain elusive. We had another idyllic sundowner dinner of perfect lamb curry prepared by Grandma Rita and called it a night by 8:00pm.
I could get used to this.
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