In NE Botswana the road hazards are a bit different from central SE Botswana where we live.
Down here, cattle are the big hazard, along with goats and an occasional horse.
When you get up above Nata, things are MUCH more interesting. Take a look at this sign for a big hint.
Actually our first hint was seeing huge piles of Elephant dung along the highway.
Our first sighting
besides semi-domestic animals was a single large elephant. A few km up
the road and there were three giraffes, right there beside the road. A
few km further were two beautiful male kudu, the first males we have
seen.
A couple of hours later, Brenda pulls over so we can get a good luck at a herd of elephants ambling down the roadside. There is a baby elephant in the group and our pulling over apparently communicated a threat to the herd matriarch. She responds by charging our car!!
Go! Go! Go! I advise Brenda calmly (sorta calmly). We quickly run to safety. It is a thrill we will remember a long time.
That female elephant reminds me of G^ds jealousy for us. I am not sure all that means, but I know it is true.
Do not worship any other god, for the LORD, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God. Ex 34:14.
Down here, cattle are the big hazard, along with goats and an occasional horse.
When you get up above Nata, things are MUCH more interesting. Take a look at this sign for a big hint.
Actually our first hint was seeing huge piles of Elephant dung along the highway.
A couple of hours later, Brenda pulls over so we can get a good luck at a herd of elephants ambling down the roadside. There is a baby elephant in the group and our pulling over apparently communicated a threat to the herd matriarch. She responds by charging our car!!
Go! Go! Go! I advise Brenda calmly (sorta calmly). We quickly run to safety. It is a thrill we will remember a long time.
That female elephant reminds me of G^ds jealousy for us. I am not sure all that means, but I know it is true.
Do not worship any other god, for the LORD, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God. Ex 34:14.
I herd (ha) part of an NPR story recently about the dramatic decline of the African elephant population. It was linked, oddly enough, to the rise of the middle class in China. Apparently, items made of ivory are consider high luxury in China and new wealth to a lot of Chinese has meant increased elephant poaching. Sad.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you guys are getting to see some elephants. That road sign would be a nice addition to Bryant Drive in Tuscaloosa. :-)