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Published: February 15th 2006
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So our next adventure was a safari in Yala National Park on the South East Coast. We stayed in a lovely little hotel called Vikum in Tissa and the owner arranged a full days safari, with a great guide and just the two of us.
We had been warned that it was very difficult to spot the
Top 3 animals: the Leopard, Elephant & Sloth Bear....but we were extremely luckily and saw all 3! the leopard bing the hardest to spot, lying high up in a tree (especially when you have shit binoculars!) plus lots of beautiful peacocks, crocs, mongoose, deer, bee-eater birds, monitor lizzards etc etc.
On our way down to the beach front we managed to find a male elephant which decided to charge at us, but - and this is a top tip for anyone coming across an Elephant in Clapham High Street - a few bangs on the windscreen and loud shouting seemed to put him off! We had a walk along the beautiful beach and sat and reflected on the lives lost there in the Tsunami...quite a sobering thought.
The whole day was excellent...more than either of us had expected..Africa can wait a
Look closely
...you can see the leopards spots few more years now!
Lou & Steve xx
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Wayne
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Eh?
I am noting the use of the left hand. But what is it actually being used for?