Glaring hippos

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Geo: -28.0126, 32.4457

I slept for most of the way from the game reserve to St Lucia. We drove to where we were boarding the boat and got on board. The boat ride was an hour long along the estuary of the wetland park. We were guaranteed to see hippos and crocodiles.

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Photos

01 Boat
This is the boat that we saw all the hippos and crocodiles from.

02 Feeling the cool breeze
Helen, myself, Melissa and Kate feeling a bit cool and wishing for sunshine.

03 Skull
The scary looking skull of a hippo.

04 On the boat ride
Me, Melissa and Helen on the boat ride.

05 Crocodiles
Nile crocodiles- one in the water and one on the river bank.

06 Hippos!
Heaps of hippos in the water!

07 Estuary
A good view of the estuary.

08 More
Another group of hippos.

09 Glaring
One of the many hippos that seemed to be glaring at us.

10 Glaring #2
Another glaring hippo.

11 Glares #3
Another pair of hippos glaring at us.

12 Hippos
More hippos.

13 Glares #4
Another stare/glare.

14 Open wide
This hippo showed off to make us aware of why they are considered to be pretty dangerous animals. Look at those front teeth!

15 Snap!
Once he closed his mouth he still glared at us....

16 Bird
One of the many types of birds we saw.

17 Twisted horns
I don't remember the name of this animal.

18 In flight
A bird in flight over the estuary.

19 Safe landing
It landed safely.

20 Bobbing about
Hippos bobbing in and out of the water.

21 Big Beak
This bird has a big beak and reminds me of a kookaburra.

22 Ignoring us
A hippo ignoring us and getting on with their life of bobbing in and out of the water.

23 Lonely bird
A bird and its home.