Kruger National Park (April 17)

Of course we couldn't allow Stefan's parents to come all the way to Africa and not visit a game park! So last week we all piled into the car and made a day trip to the internationally renowned Kruger National Park! It was so much fun for adults and children alike, but it was particularly fun to see what interested the boys.

We saw so many different animals including...

wart hogs

baboons

vervet monkeys

hippos

crocodiles

giraffes

rhinosourus

elephants

buffalo

and others...

After seeing one animal, we typically asked the boys, "What do you want to see next?" and without fail, in a few minutes we would come accross that particular animal! At one point, Cohen informed us he'd like to see a lion...Well, we didn't want him to be too dissapointed so we explained to him that it wasn't likely since they would all be hiding and sleeping during the day...but not 30 minutes later we actually saw a pride of lions resting near a large swamp in the shade of some trees!

As we came to the last few hours of our time in the park, Cohen and Christian said they wanted to see a zebra--one of the last animals we still had not come across. However, the boys fell asleep and we continued to make our way toward the park entrance, actually not seeing many animals at that point. No sooner did Cohen wake up, then we came accross some zebra!