Sara’s mom joined us on our African Safari and we convinced her to write down some of her thoughts about South Luangwa:
Erin and I share accommodations on the Safari which ranged from huts to beautiful rooms at lodges along the way. Our second night on the tour, we scored a river front cabin on a small cliff. Across the river we could spy on over nineteen hippos, called a raft of hippos, as they spent their day splashing in the water or lying on the river’s muddy bank. They do their feeding at night away from the water often entering the camp looking for sweet grasses. Not too far away from the raft of hippos, we could see large crocodiles basking in the sun. They would lay very still with their mouths open for hours. At one point, we saw a croc slide into the water and head toward the hippos. Soon the hippos reacted splashing and bellowing causing quite a stir. Next we saw the croc headed away in the opposite direction!
Carolyn, Sara and Will joined us on our front porch for wine, cheese and crackers one evening. We watched the hippos and also saw an elephant, giraffes and even a breath taking view of the sunset! We spent the rest of the evening with others on our tour while we all ate dinner. That night, we were lulled to sleep by the bellowing/snorting of our hippo neighbors!
