The Johnson's are using their last Saturday of Christmas break to go out. We decided to take the kids on a beautiful, but long trip. We went into the bush with a vague plan of circling a mountain. We knew the way for the first half and figured that we could always get home just fine. Forty Five miles later it was time to get out the GPS and start going cross country. There is an affectionate name for that here, bush barging. After 7 miles of heading W / NW with four rivers and two high ridges, (surely not more mountains) we finally broke through the final hills and bush and came back to a place we knew. The total travel time was five hours. We figure we covered 60 miles plus or minus a couple. We saw a Thomson gazelle giving birth, several giraffe including a new born, lots of Zebra and impala and the ever present Dik Dik. We ate lunch under a large Acacia tre
e and listened to the music of the birds. The river bed was teaming with life and had at least two different kinds of birds with large beaks and head fans. We also took some time to play in the river beds. One river bed had miles of sand. I took each member of the family for a fun trip up and down the river bed. We would speed into corner and slide around like the Dukes of Hazard, lots of fun. I even managed to get a whee out of my wife, just before she asked if she could drive!!!!
The Johnson's are using their last Saturday of Christmas break to go out. We decided to take the kids on a beautiful, but long trip. We went into the bush with a vague plan of circling a mountain. We knew the way for the first half and figured that we could always get home just fine. Forty Five miles later it was time to get out the GPS and start going cross country. There is an affectionate name for that here, bush barging. After 7 miles of heading W / NW with four rivers and two high ridges, (surely not more mountains) we finally broke through the final hills and bush and came back to a place we knew. The total travel time was five hours. We figure we covered 60 miles plus or minus a couple. We saw a Thomson gazelle giving birth, several giraffe including a new born, lots of Zebra and impala and the ever present Dik Dik. We ate lunch under a large Acacia tre
e and listened to the music of the birds. The river bed was teaming with life and had at least two different kinds of birds with large beaks and head fans. We also took some time to play in the river beds. One river bed had miles of sand. I took each member of the family for a fun trip up and down the river bed. We would speed into corner and slide around like the Dukes of Hazard, lots of fun. I even managed to get a whee out of my wife, just before she asked if she could drive!!!!
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