Much Addo About Elephants

Here are some pictures of the wildlife at Addo Elephant National Park, about one hour’s drive out of Grahamstown. We saw tons (literally) of elephants, plus warthogs, kudu (stunningly beautiful with their spiral horns), ostrich, tortoises, jackals, zebra, and lots of deer-like animals like the red hartebeest and bushbuck.

Kim and I rented a car to go there, and I took advantage of the traffic-less park to try driving on the left side of the road. It’s quite a twister as the steering wheel is on the right, but the stick shift are still in the middle and the clutch, brake and gas pedals and gears are all in the same relative position. What I found most challenging is remembering not to veer off the left shoulder of the road, since the driver’s seat is on the right sight of the car and I’m used to a perspective of the road from the left side of the car. I think it may be a while before I take a stab at navigating left turns and traffic circles and such!