We arrived at the resort just in time for afternoon tea and biscuits followed by the evening safari. The kids loved having tea and biscuits, of course their tea was mostly milk and sugar. We boarded the jeep and headed into the forest. We were expecting to see jungle type woods with vines and snakes everywhere. But instead it looked liked my parents woods in Indiana- minus the elephants and monkeys. There were alot of teak trees and other hardwood trees. We drove through the park on a dirt road and saw many creatures. It just amazed me at how beautifully God created this world and everything in it. We saw elephants, lemurs, white faced monkey, mongoose, wild boar, peacocks, a giant squirrel type creature, gaur ( like a big cow/ox), sambar (like our elk), spotted deer and lots of birds. It was incredible!
We came close to seeing a tiger. Our tour guide heard of a spotting and we drove there only to find it had taken off. On our very last safari we came very close again to seeing a tiger. When we were on our way out we stopped to watch a huge herd of spotted deer and a large group of monkeys. The animals were giving there warning sounds of a tiger in the area. Unfortunately the park was closing and we had to leave. If we had been able to to be there another 15 minutes perhaps he would have come out...perhaps next time. Unfortunately the tiger population is dwindling.
One morning safari we came across a mama elephant and her calf. We were give a mock charge by the baby elephant. Logan was the only on to get a photo of this elephant!
Another time we watched two mama elephants and two babies come out of the forest, cross the road and give themselves a mud bath. The mothers had there babies closely between them to protect them.
The resort that we stayed in was nestled along the shore of the Kabini River and was just beautiful. The river seemed more like a lake than a river. It was a very relaxing weekend. No tv, phones, video games or internet...and yes we all survived! The weather was very beautiful. It reminded me of visiting my Grandma's house on a lake in Minnesota...a bit of a chill in the morning and the lake covered in fog. We enjoyed watching the geese and ducks and the occasional cow wander in front of the lodge.
3 comments:
I am so glad that you are getting to do all this. What a wonderful experience! I miss you all though, it is sad knowing that we can't just drive 2 hours and see you. Harold is getting really excited at the idea of maybe coming to see you all there.
I love you!
Erica
Hi I have been reading your blog with great interest recently as we are a Brit family en route to Chennai later this year. I just thought that I would make contact with you in the hope that you can share some of your experiences with me in terms of moving a family out India.
We have 2 children a daughter currently 3.5 and a son 9 months.
We are both coming over for a familiarisation trip 9th – 15th March and if there is anything you think we should see/do/ask then I’d love to hear it as I am a complete novice at this ex-pat game! Also the current ‘nappy brain’ I am cultivating doesn’t help! Any advice greatly appreciated....Thanks!
Wow! Wow! Stevan loved all the photos of the animals you saw. He couldn't believe you got to see a lemur close up (a past love of his from the old Zaboomafoo show:) What an experience! I love it that you are all so handy with the camera (a picture IS worth a million words). So glad you got to have this little get-away time.
Love,
Janice, Mike, and Stevan
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