Day Two:

We woke up early and headed to Namutoni's private watering hole, finding a large herd of Zebra that had come for a quick drink.

After breakfast we were back on the road. It would be another 75 kilometers until we reached the next rest camp, Halali. But it took us all day to get there because of all the animals we found along the way!

The animal above is called a dik-dik :) upon seeing us it froze, and I got a nice close up view of Africa's "Bambi." Below: we intercepted a large herd of Zebra, along with a fair amount of Kudu and Springbok, who were making there way to a nearby watering hole!

The spiral shaped horns make sure you cant confuse the Kudu with anything else.

Below: A giraffe bends down to take a drink at the watering hole, which makes one realize how tall they really are...

Above: we took a detour and ended up near the Etosha Pan (a massive lake in the middle of the park) and some wildebeest!

 

The Best Parts of The Day

 At first, all we had seen was four grey blobs out on the horizon, but the closer we drove, the bigger they became! The four monstrous elephants crossed right in front of us! They are so massive that all you can do is just sit there filming in awe as they cross by. One turned and began walking towards us for a moment, and my heart almost stopped. We drove by the other car after they had all passed, and we both flashed each other a big thumbs up. (I will have a link to this elephant crossing video soon, promise)

 

But the excitement didn't stop there. It is VERY rare to see lions at Etosha, so seeing four of them cross in front of your car is jaw dropping. (click on the link to see one of them cross the road in front of us!)We could all see the huge muscles on the animals as they walked by, which is pretty intimidating when you know that the only thing between you becoming dinner is your car window.