First Leg: Cape Town to Karoo National Park (462 km)
We had big plans to start out early (~6 am) on our drive north, but it just didn't work out. Trying to figure out how to organize the three car seats ended up being one of the biggest challenges. Eventually, we got everything and everyone packed up and ready to go by 8:30 am. The drive to Karoo National Park was largely uneventful with a stop for gas, a couple toilet stops and a stop to buy milk and mayonnaise (I know, a bit random).
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| Playground at gas station |
We arrived at the park at 2:30 pm and immediately saw some baboons, kudu and red hartebeest. Very exciting! We checked into our cottage (which was incredibly nice) and did the Fossil Trail (a very nice activity for the boys). It was also incredibly hot (33 degrees Celsius or 91 degrees Fahrenheit), so we decided that we needed to go for a swim. Very refreshing!! And we also saw a tortoise, a huge grasshopper, and a funny mouse-chipmunk animal-thing. The fun of staying in a national park.
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| View from our cottage |
After dinner (we had tuna sandwiches, thus the mayo, although we ended up using cream cheese [long story]), we went for a dinner through the park to look for more animals and saw some zebra (two different types) and lots more kudu, red hartebeest and ostriches. We settled in back at our cottage, all went to bed with the plan for a 6 am drive through the rest of the park. If only it had worked out that way!
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| Fossilized teeth on Fossil Trail |
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| Kudu |
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| Seth during the game drive |
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| Zebra at watering hole |
More updates to come ...
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