South Africa 2025

[Rainier10]

So it has been my dream for years to take my wife and kids to Africa. This year everything finally lined up. My oldest graduated college last year and has been substitute teaching this year to figure out what grade and school she likes best and wants to teach full time. My youngest is on spring break from college for two weeks so this was the year.

Another member has gone with this guide twice and is here with us now. He may chime in.

We flew on Qatar airlines from SeaTac Friday afternoon, 14 hour flight to Doha Qatar. Transferred planes and took another flight to Johannesburg South Africa, 8 more hours. Then took one last fight to port Elizabeth, less than two hours. The long flights were brutal but Qatar airlines was comfortable and the food was great. So we left Friday at 5pm and we in port Elizabeth by 10am their time Sunday morning.

Our guide picked us up and drove us 1 hour to his place. Beautiful country and as we were seeing game right from the lodge. We had some lunch, you won’t go hungry, food was great. Then we all shot his guns. We decided to forego the hassle of bringing mine and dealing with all that. He has multiple guns all with silencers. We all were shooting great using his 300 win mag.

We headed out for an evening hunt and about 3pm we came across a nice antelope and three blue wildebeest. My oldest daughter said she was ready to shoot so she got out and as he set up the sticks the impala stepped into the brush and out of sight. So did the wildebeest. We hiked closer and the impala took off. She got on the sticks found it in the scope and tracked it until it stopped to look back. 150-200 yard shot, just as she pulled the trigger the impala took off. I heard the hit but it sounded soft like the guts.

My wife was filming and we could see the shot was a little back but quitting away so that would help. Up the hill to point of impact and there was blood. The guide moved me to a location below the impala in case it ran downhill when they jumped it. 30 yards into the track and they found the antelope expired. Lots of high fives, hugs and photos.

Then we loaded up the buck and continued hunting. We saw kudo, Nyala, impala, wildebeest and duiker but didn’t shoot any of them.

Back to camp for a fabulous dinner of impala beef stroganoff followed by celebratory cocktails around the fire before retiring at 9pm exhausted.

I can’t wait to see what today holds.

[Rainier10]

Love this photo.

[jackelope]

Yasss!! Way to go, J!

[Platensek-po]

Wow. Like something out of a dream! Gunna have to follow along and see what other great experiences you guys have over there!

[Rainier10]

And this happened.

[Dan-o]

RIGHT ON!!!!

[Rob]

Looking like a great trip already. Congrats in advance on the memories!

[HntnFsh]

What an incredible experience with your family! Congratulations for making it happen! Enjoy it to the fullest extent possible!

[follow maggie]

What a trip!

[wadu1]

Way to go young lady weather sure beats this rain. Hope to see more photos soon.

[Rainier10]

I was going to wait to post until I got home but am quickly realizing there is too much to remember. Best to just post each day as it happens.

I am truly blessed to be able to do this with my wife and kids. Monetarily it is expensive but the experience is absolutely priceless.  You can’t take the money with you and I can only imagine when I am at the pearly gates they are going to welcome me with open open arms and say “man did you do some epic stuff with your family.”

[MADMAX]

I was going to wait to post until I got home but am quickly realizing there is too much to remember. Best to just post each day as it happens.

I am truly blessed to be able to do this with my wife and kids. Monetarily it is expensive but the experience is absolutely priceless.  You can’t take the money with you and I can only imagine when I am at the pearly gates they are going to welcome me with open open arms and say “man did you do some epic stuff with your family.”

Awesome sir
👍

[actionshooter]

Best family trip ever!!

[bugs n bones]

It’s going to be epic !

[jrebel]

Looks like the start of an Epic Trip / Experience.  Hope you all have a great hunt....these are experiences that will last a lifetime.