A few weeks back, I posted pics of some baboons we spotted along the highway. Well, day trip no. 2 from our long weekend was spent with them and their friends! Shai Hills is definitely the closest thing to us that resembles what you might picture on an African Safari - VERY SMALL SCALE! You drive all around a large reserve with a guide and spot animals - we saw baboons, kob, ostrich, guinea fowl, a LARGE monty lizard that scared me to death, and bats in their cave. The baboons were by far my favorite - I truly could have sat there all day just watching them and taking their photos. They did make me a tiny bit nervous when climbing on our car and such. There are thousands of baboons in the reserve, but most are shy and afraid. However, a large number are the 'friendly' ones that sit at the Visitors Center and just hang out with you.
The kids were super excited about this outing! They had their backpacks, gloves, and binoculars as we headed out the door. Chase wrote all his sightings down in a notebook and Drew just kept screaming - "We want to catch some bats - Let's do this!"
But the funniest comment of the day was when Chase, at one point, said, "I can't wait to see some cantaloupe!" - He obviously meant antelope and we maybe had never deciphered between the two? :) So funny!! Enjoy the pics - I feel like they don't do it justice. Definitely need to get a better camera lens before we take our real safari. The next post will be all the baboon pics - got a little carried away. :)
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| We are ready to explore! |
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| Kob |
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| See the monkeys? These are the wild ones. |
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| Going in to see the bats! |
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| Drew INSISTED he climb this very steep ladder all by himself!! |
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| Chases favorite part - the random rope climb |
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| Good day for two brothers! |
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