While we were still in St. Lucia we signed up for a safari with a couple of guides from the hostel. They seemed like nice guys and apparently had good experience with guiding safaris in the National Park. So, we made plans for a Tuesday morning excursion with there two brus at about 9am. While we waited for the pair in the lobby for a while, one of them came and told us it would be best if we went and got breakfast before the trip. We went to the restaurant next door for eggs and toast. They went to the restaurant next door for beer and alcoholic cider… before 10am!
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| Literally Drinking and Driving (we were not in this car) |
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| Hunting for the Emerald Beetle |
For some reason we still assumed they had a handle on things, so we all got into the 4X4 for the safari and got on our way, after a short stop for food and more beer. Thankfully, the driver assured us that he would not be drinking, but I wouldn’t be that surprised if he was chugging beer when we weren’t looking.
After we had reached the park, the group of us joined in the drinking and we soon encountered several species of antelope and deer that the park was home to. Our favorite was obviously the Red Duiker, a deer the size of a dog (even as an adult) and a great underhand pitch! After a while of no luck with the animals, apart from the deer and dung beetles, we came across a grouse, some water buffalo, and a RHINO!!! We followed it for a few kilometers, so awesome! I wanted to get our of the car to get a picture, but it was so big and scary that we all just stayed in the car.
The safari included a classic South African lunch of Boerworst and snorkeling in the sea, but we just swam because the tide was too high to see the reef. I’m sure the safari isn’t as hilarious to read about as it was to experience, but at least you can get the general idea about the chaos.
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