On day 2 in Kabini, we woke up to heavy rain. By 11:00 it had died down and the sun broke through for a bit. Which worked out well, as we were then able to see the elephant that the resort has as a pet. We got to pet the elephant and then the elephant headed down to the river, where students were able to sit on the elephants back and have the elephant give them a shower. I had already showered, so I opted out of that experience.
Later in the afternoon, it was my groups turn to go on the safari. The rain had started to fall again, but they provided us all with ponchos and away we went! We had to take a boat across the river, where we loaded into a jeep, drove through a small village, and into the national forest. Our group got very lucky on the safari, and saw more animals than any other group including monkeys, deer, elephants, wild pigs, wild dogs, and a leopard. Leopard's are very difficult to see, and we were lucky enough to see one climbing out of a tree.
After the safari, we were all cold and a bit wet, so it was back to our huts to shower and warm up before heading to dinner. After dinner, most of us hung out in the bar, waiting to head over to the designated party huts. 3 of the students had birthdays the next day, so we were celebrating that night! Pawan and I arranged to have a cake delivered to my hut a bit before midnight, and then moved the party on over, as a surprise for the birthday boy and girls. The party continued till 3:30, and then it was off to bed.
The next morning I was up at 5, as I had the privilege of going on a second safari - this one leaving at 5:30am (we wanted a teacher or t.a. on each safari and so, I sucked it up and went again). There were suppose to be 16 of us on the safari, but for some reason, only 5 of us made it. We got to take a smaller jeep and check out different areas of the forest, but didn't see as many animals as I had seen the day before. This second safari was a bit more difficult to stay awake for.
When we arrived back at the resort, it was time to quickly eat breakfast, and then shower and pack up all our stuff. At 11:00am, we sadly loaded on the buses, and headed back to Bangalore. The bus ride back was pretty quiet, as most of us were catching up on the sleep we had failed to get during the trip. The weekend was amazing, and really brought the group closer together.
Later in the afternoon, it was my groups turn to go on the safari. The rain had started to fall again, but they provided us all with ponchos and away we went! We had to take a boat across the river, where we loaded into a jeep, drove through a small village, and into the national forest. Our group got very lucky on the safari, and saw more animals than any other group including monkeys, deer, elephants, wild pigs, wild dogs, and a leopard. Leopard's are very difficult to see, and we were lucky enough to see one climbing out of a tree.
After the safari, we were all cold and a bit wet, so it was back to our huts to shower and warm up before heading to dinner. After dinner, most of us hung out in the bar, waiting to head over to the designated party huts. 3 of the students had birthdays the next day, so we were celebrating that night! Pawan and I arranged to have a cake delivered to my hut a bit before midnight, and then moved the party on over, as a surprise for the birthday boy and girls. The party continued till 3:30, and then it was off to bed.
The next morning I was up at 5, as I had the privilege of going on a second safari - this one leaving at 5:30am (we wanted a teacher or t.a. on each safari and so, I sucked it up and went again). There were suppose to be 16 of us on the safari, but for some reason, only 5 of us made it. We got to take a smaller jeep and check out different areas of the forest, but didn't see as many animals as I had seen the day before. This second safari was a bit more difficult to stay awake for.
When we arrived back at the resort, it was time to quickly eat breakfast, and then shower and pack up all our stuff. At 11:00am, we sadly loaded on the buses, and headed back to Bangalore. The bus ride back was pretty quiet, as most of us were catching up on the sleep we had failed to get during the trip. The weekend was amazing, and really brought the group closer together.
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