Jo'Burg- Pilanesburg Safari 1.19.07

It was a rough start today...the guide was late because of tourists at another hotel, we were stuck in morning traffic, and Birger was irritated when we picked him up because he had waited the longest for a pick-up, but once on the reserve, the frustration was well worth the delays. The reserve is about 2 hours away from downtown Johannesburg and there was alot of open space along the way.

These are only a snipet of the pics we have. I don't want blogger to crash!

On the way-Selling strawberries at a traffic light

On the way- Waiting for work on the side of the road

There are 5 gates to the reserve, but this is the one we used

Gate to the animals

Welcome Center Receptionist

Springbok

The Zebra were the first animals we spotted



Giraffes


Wildebeast

The elephants were applying mud as a sunscreen when we found them


Road we drove on in the game reserve

Hippos in the water; they have sun-sensitive skin, so they wade all day

Me and Grandpa

Birger, from Norway, a Pilot for Singapore Airlines

Springbok

Sculpture at rest stop on the way back to Jo'Burg