An interesting incident with...
An interesting incident with an elephant was the pinnacle excitement of our trip. It was casually on its way to the water hole. It appeared to be in no big hurry, so we elected to not wait for him to cross our path, but rather move on past. When we drove between him and the water, about 5 yards from him, he looked up, became very disturbed, and trumpeted loudly! Annoyed that we would block his path. His ears fanned out, and his trunk was lifted high. (A display of attack by an elephant.) His large tusks suddenly appeared far more formidable than beautiful. Our guide in a voice no doubt intended to sound calm, but failing miserably, suggested, 'Maybe we go soon!' We did, immediately! Fortunately, our truck negotiated the terrain easily and we were moving again in very short order. The elephant pursued for a brief moment, then realized his path to the water was no longer blocked and walked...
