It was an early start today. A group of four of us decided to go to Swaziland for the weekend to the Milwane Game Park. We finally arrived in Swaziland about three in the afternoon. This game park lacked the creepy cannibal feeling of Krugersdorp. It did, however, have what our guide book described monkeys that could be a “nuisance”. If by nuisance the book meant “would see you looking at them from the trees and then move directly over you and relieve their bowels and bladders” then the description is accurate. Needless to say, I went to the bathroom and washed my hair with hand soap (I was fortunate enough to only get a small, centrally located portion of poo on my bangs). After this we went for a mini-safari as the sun was setting. I got to see zebras, wildebeests, wart hogs, impalas, hippos, ostriches, and crocodiles.
Later that night we did a night drive. There were only a few impalas a wildebeest to be seen. The real view was the night sky. There are so many stars here. So many more stars than in the northern hemisphere. At one point I could actually see the Milky
Way. I was literally looking through the universe. I still can’t get over the beauty of it all. It makes you feel both connected to something larger than the universe while simultaneously making you feel disconnected and insignificant.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
2 comments:
I only wish I could have shared that experience with you! It sounds absolutely amazing! The animals, habitat, night sky...
That is something positive that you can take back with you.
Like a Chevy Impala? Those run around wild there?
Post a Comment