Zaina Lodge - I want to come again

 Yes, Mole National Park is known for its elephants and the opportunities to see them and we did in every part of the days we were there. 

There are many, many other animals some are easy to see and some are nocturnal and very difficult. I looked at a book in the lounge of pictures taken by the night cameras. I thought the civet was very interesting. They are seldom seen. I imitated a call I'd heard in the night to our guide and he said I heard a hyena, that made me happy I hadn't gone out in the night. Actually the rule is after night you always travel with a guide or someone from the office. I had to laugh when they took out their phone as a flashlight while we were using our own phones as flashlights. The staff set lanterns on our path and on our porches and when they know we are in they pick them all up.

The peace and views were indescribable and my camera couldn't really capture it. The rangers set quick burning fires to get rid of last seasons dead grass and bush so the  new growth will come through and the animals will stay in the park. There are no fences, or borders so the rangers are tasked with keeping the animals in. If there is food they will stay, if not they will roam.

During the day there is the harmattan winds with the dust and haze, then the fires add another layer of haze. It looks like fog and it's hard to tell in the daytime which is which. But at night you can see the row of fires that have been lit.

The food was buffet style and they had quite a range for every type of palate. You can tell they had Europeans and Ghanaians with a mix of other nations too. I don't know who decides what to make, but they are expert at having something for every person. The staff is very attentive and polite. They are quick to answer questions and find out what you want.

We usually sat in the corner table where you can see both waterholes and all the animals that come to visit. Baboons, antelope, birds of all kinds, crocodiles and elephants could all be seen.

Ready for the Safari

We had a perfect mixture of relaxation and activities

Safari Animals

Birds - lots and lots of birds, I kinda wished Nathan Belnap could let us know what all the birds we saw were and what they did or ate. I'll bet he loved early mornings and the watering holes.

Hawk we saw on the Safari

Antelope - At least three different kind were seen, I don't know how many are in the park.

Warthogs:

We got to see the mama warthogs and their itty bitty babies but they ran into the grass so quickly we missed the picture.

Baboons:

The babies were adorable

These baboons were living very close to the homes of the staff members. They are known to steal anything that is open. A lady was walking along with a bowl on her head and a stout stick. The guide told us she is protecting her food because the baboons will steal anything they can get a hold of.

We loved the monkeys too and hearing about all the other animals. 

Then we came back to the human waterhole looking over the natural water holes with animals to watch.

We sat watching the waterholes drinking limeade - this is the life

There are all kinds of animals at the edges watching for the crocs

The swimming pool had a small waterfall over the edge

It was fun watching the human animals at their watering hole aka the swimming pool and how inhibited or uninhibited they were depending largely on how much they had had to drink. Lots of nice people from all over different nations.

I would love to come again - and again.