Lots of deer - both the small spotted variety and the large ones called Sambar
Annika was the official photographer of the jeep safari
A wild elephant in the grass
At one point we saw a large gathering of elephants off in the distance in the tall grass. Our safari driver turned off the engine to the jeep so we could sit and observe them for awhile. After a while one of the elephants decided he didn't like us sitting there and started charging the jeep!
Annika was in the back of the jeep, closest to the elephant and I started screaming. She was just looking at me wondering what was wrong. And if the elephant got to us it would probably have flipped the whole jeep but if he wanted to grab someone with his trunk Annika would have been his easiest target. Luckily our safari driver knew what to do and turned the engine back on and drove ahead about 20 feet. This stopped the elephant (there are no photos due to the adrenaline I was running on). Once the elephant stopped running we stopped the jeep again and observed. After a short while the upset the elephant again and he came charging at us again!! The driver turned the jeep back on and we took off. Wow, that was crazy.
After the jeep safari our jungle hut hosts lit a bonfire for us to enjoy while dinner was being prepared. For dinner they tried their best to make mild Indian food for the kids then we went to bed to prepare for our early morning trek in the jungle.
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