14 August 2015
Yesterday was
an average day, this morning there were so many highlights, I don't know where
to start. Maybe it was seeing the reedbucks for the first time for these
guests, or seeing a sable bull for the third day in a row, or seeing elephants
10m past leaving the camp gate. Or the buffalos that crossed the road in front
of us shortly after. Or the two white rhinos we saw close to the road. Or the
impressive kudu bull we came across being smart and trying to bend down bushes
with his horns so he could eat the leaves.
Or seeing wild
dogs coming onto the road right in front of us! At first there were two, then
four and then two more joined. One decided to have a poo right in front of us
(really? did he have to do it there? I mean REALLY?) and then they ambled
around a bit. Then they decided to have a lie down right behind us in the shade
of the vehicle. We watched them hang around for about 10 min and then as if on
cue they got back up and walked back into the bush. It sure did look like they
were on a mission!
Or was it
seeing a cheetah, the first of this safari? Well, yes, this was the highlight
of the trip! We were told by some kind people that there were two adult cheetah
and 6 cubs that had walked down the road and were now in the grass somewhere.
Disappointed we
thought we missed it. But then suddenly one adult comes back on the road
chasing a kudu! The kudu got away but following the cheetah we knew where she
had stashed her cubs. We scouted through binoculars and did see one of the
cubs, but the rest was too well hidden in the tall grass and trees. However
what made this sighting so great was a second attempt to hunt! The two adult
cheetahs actually teamed up. One chased a steenbok and then the other tried to
cut it off from the side. With a big leap of the steenbok and the cheetah they
all disappeared behind the bush! We thought they had made it but a minute later
the cheetahs come back out of breath but preyless. Guess the steenbok made it
after all, but what an adrenaline rush!!
In Nelspruit it
was time to say goodbye to my last remaining two guests of this week full of
safaris. We had many highlights, some lowlights and some periods of quiet, but
I hope everyone enjoyed their part of this safari! Thanks a lot for joining us
and safe journeys onwards to Jimmy and Jessica, Alex and Chen, Alex, Steve,
Cassie and Sunil and Julie!
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