kruger park + south africa's panorama route

hello! sorry for the slow posting while i am here in south africa.

i have never loved an experience more than this trip, and i have

so much to share. for now i am soaking in this time with my

parents in this beautiful country, but i want to post a little

 and stay on top of it as i go! so here is a little update.. xx

after safari-ing up in the north near nelspruit,

we ventured through kruger park on our own

and drove along the famous panorama route of

south africa. we only did part of each, but we

hit the goldmine. i will be returning to both!!

we truly saw jaw-dropping things...like the sight

above...and we were in our own car! that is the

beauty of kruger park. it's your own safari!

we put up the middle seat and sat all together up front

so we could all see -- we probably looked hilarious 

but it was so fun // funny and i had to snap a selfie! ^^

wildebeest crossing ^^

^^ cute little springbok!

we came upon the craziest looking hyenas and

watched them eat. they looked and acted exactly

like the hyenas in lion king --- i am not kidding!

they were even eating an animal leg..eish!

^^ these elephants came out of nowhere and truly

KEPT coming. we couldn't believe there were

more and more! the babies are unreal darling.

baboon guy crossing the road ^^

^^ i spy a crocodile...with its mouth wide open!

^^ one of the "little 5." you have to look closely

to spot these little guys, but they are amazing! 

^^ and, an elephant skull. crazy!

we drove along the panorama route and

stopped at the famous viewpoint with a

great name: god's window.

africa is full of so much beauty 

everywhere you look.

even once you get out of the park it is so stunning ^^

we came upon this bungee jump // zip line combo and 

watched a guy bungee. it was so so high! i have a feeling 

chase will want to do this when we come back together...

^^ grabbed some of the best dutch pancakes in graskop

and we made a stop at the giant baobab tree ^^^

there is beauty all around.

happy thursday from this side of the world!

xx

{as they write here in SA}