The elephant swim

At Antelope Park, Thomas and me decided to do their most 'adventurous' things, so we went swimming with the elephants. First job though is how to get on top:

Then, safely with a guide in front of us, the two elephants walk into the water. And, the heat in Zimbabwe being what it is, they enjoy going under. Completely under... No, not true, their trunk does stay out of the water. Quite funny to see, like an alien probing the air, seeing whether it is fit to come to the surface.

It doesn't last very long, about 15 minutes, during which the elephants go up and down, and at the end they have to be probed to go out of the water, but it is still very impressive. You always keep wondering if the elephant will just go to lay on its back and crush you...

But no, we managed to get back out unharmed, just wet, and an experience richer ;-)