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AFRICA - 2012

Each safari has been beyond incredible. The 2012 adventure covered over 4200 kilometers in two weeks with wonderful encounters that I could have only dreamed of. The first day of the long drive north from South Africa toward Zambia ended with a sunset scene of elephants spread along the last 200k stretch of road before stopping for the night.

Only two days in the central Kafue in Zambia, then it was back to northern Botswana with a final stopover in South Africa before the flight home. The first game drive in Zambia produced Lions and the last game drive in South Africa also produced Lions, and Rhinos.

One of the highlights for me are encounters with two individual animals from previous safaris - my elephant friend from the 2007 trip visited again (although close, not quite as close as as last time - check out the Africa 2007 gallery for that story!), and the leopard from 2008 also came near camp!! It is so bittersweet to come home when the days are filled with the beauty of African wildlife, unexpected encounters, and great fun.

While this gallery doesn't represent photos from every part of this safari, it attempts to bring you along for the ride.