Beware of hippos

A three-day safari package lies ahead of us!
Based in the little town of Santa Lucia, we started off with today's boat cruise in the iSimangaliso Wetland Reserve. We had already “kind of guessed“ that it would include hippos, as even some kilometers before getting there street signs warn of them. Also in town, you have to be careful at night, as they wander around and you really don't want to get to close to those 1500-1800 kg beasts.
Observed more or less safely from a boat though, they almost look cute, lying around in the water and just yawning once in a while. We also saw two crocodiles, but they didn't pose as nicely, so I wasn't able to take good pictures. And, as usual, we spotted some cool birds 😊Read more