With a bit of time to kill before our tour of the game farm, I went for a little stroll around the camping area (which we had to ourselves). I was stunned to see a beautiful giraffe munching away just 200m away from our tents. After tip-toeing a bit closer and taking about 30 photos of him standing in one spot, I was thrilled when he started to move closer to our camp site. Stopping to nibble along the way, the giraffe slowly made his way toward our site. We were amazed and grew a bit scared when he started to sniff around the food tent... Once he got to the firepit, Kaylan hid in the car. I was tempted but too stunned to do anything and afraid any big movement would startle the giraffe. I'm not sure how a giraffe behaves when startled or angry, but those hooves are pretty big and I'm sure those long legs have some power in them.
Mark and Brooke jokingly referred to me as the Giraffe Whisperer. Though I'd like to take credit for the power to beckon and tame wild animals, we later found out that Kleppie (the curious giraffe) is quite used to humans; the owners were even able to pet and feed her, but warned us to be careful because she does like to kick her legs. I wasn't brave enough, admiring from a safe distance back felt adventurous enough for me.
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