Last Day at Samara

Today was my last day at Samara. Everyone except Alexa and I left this morning, so Hayley moved us to the official lodge, where guests come and stay, so that we could be supervised. The lodge is so nice, so I was very excited when she told us that. We are having a nice dinner that the cooks will make for us, so it should be delicious! Today I went out with the trackers, and learned a ton of new things. Porkie, the master tracker here, was very impressed with the amount of tracks I knew. He would point out a track, then look at me and ask if I knew it. I would say I knew about 80% of the tracks he pointed at. It is amazing how much he knows about the bush. Like I said before, he is one of the two master trackers in all of Africa, and when you think about how many trackers there must be, it’s remarkable that he knows that much. When we got back to the trackers living quarters, 3 of the trackers asked for my email so that we could stay in touch with each other. It was cool that they actually enjoyed my presence, and that I wasn’t just a pesky tourist thinking I knew things about the bush. I’m starving right now, and cannot wait for dinner! Tomorrow I get picked up at 9, and after a 3-hour drive I’ll be in the Free State for 2 weeks. I have no idea what the internet availability is like there, but hopefully I can keep up with my blog!