Trip Number 8 … WOW!

Everything was as spectacular as ever when I once again visited Carl and his crew this year. Our trip was dubbed “The Reunion Tour” and had been in the planning stages for several years.

On my very first African safari back in 2002 I met three guys from Maryland who were also hunting with John X Safaris. Russell Pelan, Dave Moser, Dwight Moser, and I, soon became buddies on that safari, vouching that someday we needed to relive our original John X adventure.

This time we did it again! We told stories, we told lies, we drank beer, we did some fishing, we took loads of photos, and of course we did as much hunting as a person can jam into a 10 day safari.

I was lucky enough to hunt a 34” Waterbuck which will likely be the finest trophy I have ever taken in a lifetime of hunting.

It was great to spend time with all my African friends and the adventures from this trip will never be forgotten, but sharing the safari experience with my girl friend Gina was hands-down the finest memory of my life.
For the past 3 years I have been asking her to come along on safari and this year she finally had a break in her hectic work schedule and was able to join. She did the majority of hunting for us and took a fantastic Nyala and monster Springbok, along with a very nice Gemsbok and Impala.

It was great to finally get a chance to introduce Gina to Carl, Trish, Ed, and the rest of my African friends, but by far the best part of the trip was sharing the safari experience with someone special, and seeing it all again through the eyes of a first time visitor to Africa. This safari exceeded our wildest dreams and we will definitely be back.
See you all again soon…
Brett Nelson

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