The ELEPHANT

During our safari we met Mphamvu, a female elephant. Her name means strong, powerful. When she saw us she came running to the jeep so fast I could barely get photos. She immediately began to grope Chunda's with her trunk and then Linda. The children were terrified as they thought she was going to make off with their mama! To them she was huge, scarey and kept touching us with her trunk and tusks. None of us were expecting it. The children screamed and cried so much that the adults and guides were laughing at the ridiculousness of the situation. I had to cover Olivia's eyes so she couldn't see it and Kelly kept saying, "naughty elephant!" We finally got the kids calmed down and got last photos with the men sitting on her. If someone had video taped this we are sure that we would have won "America's Funniest Home Videos"! Later we were on the lawn of the lodge and the keeper came riding by on her. The moment Blessing saw her he burst into tears and Olivia did as well. They may grow up not liking elephants and never know why! So the highlight for the adults was the good laugh at The ELEPHANT but the kids would rather not see that 'naughty elephant' again.