On Safari, Only the Animals Sleep through the Night

Okavango Delta in Africa



When my plane landed in the Okavango Delta, a game ranger named Phinley took me to the safari camp. Phinley told me that one year ago lighting struck and burned down the camp. The newly built camp consisted of tents and some wooden docks. Kenny, the manager, explained that the lions will be very close and not to be afraid. He gave me an air horn and said only to sound the alarm in times of emergencies. And to him, an emergency was when the lions start breaking into the tent. I then saw three female lions near a water hole extremely close to the camp, and thats when the idea hit me. I might die tonight if a lion wants to rip me to shreds and eat me. To my luck, I awoke in the middle of the night to the sound of breaking twigs. They continued to snap and then I heard whatever it was right next to my tent. I was about to sound the alarm, plus I really needed to use the restroom. I waited until I heard silence and ran to the restroom and back. The next morning I told Kenny what happened. He then impersonated the noise I heard from the lion last night perfectly. He laughed and said that was an elephant, not a lion. I'm glad I did not sound the alarm because the elephant might have trampled me.

Map of Okavango Delta in Botswana