![]() ![]() The people were fine, but the hippo was lying on the ground on its back, legs pointing straight up. We stopped to check that everyone was alright. I have had scary encounters with hippos before, but this was the first time I saw a hippo traffic accident. ![]() In case you didn’t know, hippos are the most dangerous animals in Africa, and yes, they attack cars. Yes, you read that right! There was another car driving towards us when a hippo appeared out of nowhere and hit the car. The journey through the national park was exciting and we saw elephants and giraffes on the way. It was a pickup truck already carrying loads of people, but I managed to squeeze in. I didn’t have to wait for long the first car that drove past picked me up. I got a ride to the entrance of the national park, where I then waited for my next ride. I spoke to the local people and they told me that there are no busses, but it’s possible to hitchhike. I was planning to travel to Namibia, but I had no clue how to get there because there was a national park between me and the Namibian border. I was backpacking there solo, and I had somehow ended up in the middle of nowhere in Botswana. 3 Helicopter Rides and Champagne Bucketsįrom Gabriela of “I have hitchhiked around the world, but one of my most memorable and unusual hitchhiking experience happened in Africa.
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