I was going to weave these pictures in among the days they occurred but decided that was just too much work. So here are some of two or three hundred we took.

This first elephant was about 25 feet or less from the side of the truck. He was eating his dinner when we came upon him. He really did not stop but would grab a trunk full, stuff it in his mouth and then look at us as he swallowed. I wonder what he thought about us. He certainly was not scared – in fact I doubt if much scares a grown elephant. The second picture I titled “An where do you think you are going?” Elephants and Rhinos tend to not get out of the truck’s way until they are good and ready to do so. The last picture was of just 4 elephants out of probably a dozen that crossed the road in front of us. Our guide said that the two babies are less than 6 months old.

Sunrise on the third day – Sunset on the first. While the animals are the main attraction, the always changing countryside is also amazing. Sometimes I think we were looking so hard for animals that we missed many wonderful sights.

This was the first time we had seen crested guinea fowls. Before that we only saw helmeted ones. Now that we have seen both of them, I am torn as to which I like best. We have seen warthogs at every game park we have gone to. They tend to run when the truck approaches but this family was far enough away that we did not disturb them. The last picture is dung beetles at work. I wonder how long they will be busy with this pile?

A dozen great couples together for the last time as the Klinglers, Bartholomews, and Sessions will be gone before we meet again in December for All Zone Conference. Hopefully some new couples will join us by then.