Towards the end of the course, we spent a day in a small forest reserve just an hour's drive away from Bushwise. It was probably a much needed break from all the studying during this period and even though the weather wasn't great, it was a beautiful day.
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The hike to the top of the mountain went through a proper jungle like forest with muddy steep slopes.
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Emerging from the dense vegetation we were rather surprised to see mixed herds of cows and zebras! But from the looks on their faces, they probably were a bit surprised to see us as well.
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In a series of water falls some of the guys discovered a natural water slide and then behaving like children, of course, came natural to most of us, even if it took a bit of persuasion for some of us to go down the slide.
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Another much enjoyed activity this day was catching insects, on photo... and not. This locust looks almost unreal, like a plastic toy or an alien creature.
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