So today was Safari day, something Jeff and I had put top of our list to do when in South Africa. We went to a safari which was about an hour and a half from Cape Town, the safari company was called Bufflelsfontein. We were picked up by Joe at Berghof at 10:00 to make our way down to Buffelsfontein. We took Joe's Backi (Truck) as we didn't manage to get any transport from Communicare. It was massively kind of Joe to offer to take us there and back. We were accompanied by Vinolia, Jodie and Jayden for the trip which was a pleasant surprise too!
The safari was scheduled to take place at 2:00, however we wanted to get there for 12:00 to have some lunch and chill out. After lunch was finished we decided to check out the complex and roam about a bit. Bit of a mistake. We walked around and saw some tortoises (or turtles) walking around and even saw some ostriches. However we took a bit of a wrong turn and ended up being in an area which wasn't very safe at all. VERY close to Buffalo's infact. We saw a truck come towards us at immense screaming "GET IN!". The guy who collected us was very strong toned in telling us what could of happened and asking were we crazy! He wasn't angry but just really scared that something could of happened. Thinking back, I just think Jeff and I were very drawn in by surroundings that are very different to England. The main thing to remember is that nothing happened and that Buffelsfontein have a very successful look out crew hahaaa. My nickname of Dangerous Brian can be used by my family in this case, I must admit. Oops!
The safari itself was amazing and we saw some awesome animals. We saw animals such as Buffalo's, Rhino's, Giraffes, Wildebeest, Cheetah's, Zebra's, Antelopes, Springbok's and even some snakes.The ostriches were very funny to watch, but of course the main highlight was seeing the Lion's! Even with a cage in front of them they still have that killer instinct and were constantly roaring and clawing at the cages to show their dominance. They were fed chickens by the rangers and they literally demolished the chickens, bones and all! No leftovers. Another great experience to remember my trip in Cape Town by and it was something else to tick off our to do list.
We took a nice chilled drive home with a few stoppages for drinks and loo breaks back to Ruyterwacht. It was a great shout by Joe to chill at the Africa household for a while after a long afternoon. I'm glad everything went so swimmingly! I knew Joe's backi wouldn't let us down, his mechanic had worked wonders.
Just arrived back at Berghof now, it's 10:00 now and instead of treating ourselves with a last trip to long street, we have decided to stay in. So tired!
Big shout out to Joe and the Africa family for helping us out today, greatly appreciated!!
All the best
Luke.
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