Afterwards, Matthew drove us around in the open-vehicle until 10pm. We saw some hippos wandering through the grass. He told us that hippos walk up to 15km from the rivers during the night. FYI – they are in the water while the sun is out because they have really sensitive skin. Next, we saw a TON of impala. We finally made it close to a hyena den and I caught a glimpse of my first real-life hyena! At first, they look exactly like the hyenas from the Lion Ki...

A guy named Rodney was our guide for the night game drive. He was black just like my teddy bear Rodney. He drove us around and we saw impala, wildabeast, zebras, owls, jugit (I’m butchering the spelling – it’s like a mix between a raccoon and a cat), wart hogs, vultures, and lizards. ***Impala are the most abundant animal in Kruger…They’re known as the local McDonald’s because they have stripes of dark fur on their butts in th...