tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4905896607815825382.post1143888693346462971..comments2023-03-31T01:03:55.400-07:00Comments on Safari Update: November 4thJuleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13924182730430398231noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4905896607815825382.post-373740578875877102008-11-04T20:35:00.000-08:002008-11-04T20:35:00.000-08:00Hi Julie, It could be that the water does not agre...Hi Julie, It could be that the water does not agree with you or some of the food. I am sure it is nothing serious.<BR/>Re the elephant mommys - I know the feeling. They are very protective of their babes and very aggressive. I was chased twice in my life by a cow that decided we were too close. The first time was in Zambia. She chased us at high speed for about 500m when fortunately there was a turnoff onto a loop and we dashed down there. Before getting back on the main road again we stopped, got ontop of the car to peep through the bushes and low and behold, there she was standing at the entrance to the loop, trunk up high and trying to figure out what had happened to us. We had to wait for about 15 minutes before she turned around and joined the herd in the bushes again, before we dared to drive back onto the main road and "fled" in the opposite direction. The second time was in the Caprivi (North-Eastern Namibia, bordering Angola, Zambia, Zimbabwe and Botswana). My husband was a ranger and made the mistake of switching off the engine to take a phote of this big herd of females. We did not at that time realize that they had a newly born calf in their midst. Then all of a sudden they realized we were there and the big cow was doing a mock charge. We quickly started the car but it stalled and the few minutes it took to get it going seemed like an eternity to me. If she had decided to really come for us we would have been "mash". It is incredible how fast these big animals can move. Andrenalin injection for sure.<BR/>I will phone the PH RCB this afternoon to check that everything is still ok, that they received my payment and won't forget to pack your breakfast for you.<BR/>Hope you have a great day today!<BR/>GudrunGudrun MacDonaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02799619341850019526noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4905896607815825382.post-91705624428428109382008-11-04T12:52:00.000-08:002008-11-04T12:52:00.000-08:00Hey Jules,Sorry to hear about "Africa's Revenge" b...Hey Jules,<BR/><BR/>Sorry to hear about "Africa's Revenge" but I'm not surprised. I'm sure things are made and grown a little differently there. Hang in there, this too shall pass - hee hee. Sorry I couldn't resist.<BR/><BR/>Feel better and get back out there for more pictures and fun.<BR/><BR/>Lou Ann<BR/><BR/>PS - I'm "following" your blog I just don't know how to do it offically.Lou Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07240566827986460210noreply@blogger.com