Day 2 of our safari included some more exotic animals, including zebras, kudu, and a one-eared giraffe! Our day started with the zebras, who mill about in large herds, and are rather skittish. Did you know when they cross the water they do so one at a time? This is because if one gets eaten by a crocodile, the others have time to get away. The one who goes first is the one who's idea it is to cross in the first place. Then we moved on to seeing more giraffe, plenty of fun birds, some vultures waiting to feast on a dead elephant, and finally the kudu. Did you even know they existed? I surely didn't. They were the very last animal we saw on our way out of the park, and we were all dumbfounded when we looked to our left and all of a sudden saw a herd of those brown and white guys. They are adorable though, aren't they?
Just before leaving Macha, we went on one final hike up a mountain. We departed at 8:30 AM, then after 9 miles, a bunch of feet in elevation, and a trek through the mud later we returned home just before lunch at 1:00. We saw beautiful greenery, mango and banana trees, and lots of cows. It was difficult, but worth every second.
Spiders, roaches, cats, and cows oh my! We encountered many animals in Macha, most often being the large spiders that lived on our walls and ceilings. No matter where you go, in any room you can look up and around, and you will always find at least 4 spiders. Lizards often accompany spiders on the walls, but they were a breath of comforting fresh air to us. Kittens wandered around the hostel, and roaches made surprise appearances in the mornings. Cows followed around their shepherds all throughout the woods, and we could hear them coming from the sound of the cowbells around their necks :)
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