lions and tigers and bears, oh my!

this day could not have been better. like i have honestly not had this good a time in years...we went to african lion safari! IT WAS SO AWESOME.

so for starters we drove through the safari part and looked at all the animals. they tell you not to roll down your windows or get out of the car and i was like "ummm OBVIOUSLY!" however i soon discovered it was so hard not to! when the ostrich came up to my window it was all i could do not to reach out and pat it. anyway we saw sooo many animals...lions and tigers and bears, oh my!

...except i didn't see any bears. i don't think they have those in africa. BUT i saw a rhinooo! TOO AWESOME. and giraffes, baboons, zebras, and cheetahs! i had said something about the zebra's butt and my family decided to take pictures of all the animals' butts. good one family. i'll have to put a few up to give an idea. i got a good one of the rhino's behind!

my family thoroughly enjoyed it. and this is the best part, the part i will remember for the rest of my days....drumroll!.....I RODE ON AN ELEPHANT! it made my life. so so so so SO fun.

so that was my experience at african lion safari. truly something i will never forget. THEN i got to hang out with blair! we chatted and talked and chatted some more. i can't wait for her to move near me. ohhhh dear. i'm done vacation in a couple days and i'm excited/sad. excited to finally sleep in my own bed. and to go to the beach! but i can't believe these last three weeks have gone by so fast! i'm going to miss people! but i suppose camp is in a couple weeks anyway.

all my thoughts for today. i'm wiped and sunburned. pictures to come :)
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