9 November 2015
On our last
morning we had just a couple of hours before we had to head to the airport as
the guests were heading out to Cape Town.
On this
occasion though, it was short but sweet. Our first highlight was shortly after
we left as we encountered this zebra with an itch. It was rubbing its chin on a
branch and seemed quite content to get rid of the itch. But once you start
scratching everything else starts itching. So after the chin it was the side of
the head, the neck, the front legs, the flank and in the end it was the bum.
Well, that made us giggle!
Then on route
we noticed a couple of cars and upon getting closer we saw them watching a
cheetah. It had just killed a kudu, quite a large one actually. And it was now
engorging on its spoils. Occasionally looking up to see if danger was lurking
nearby he ate his fill. After a while it turned out he was full and he lay
aside catching its breath. Still bloody in the face it made some good
pictures.
Unfortunately it
was then time to leave him alone as a plane was calling. At the airport I said
goodbye to Tavi and Rebecca. I hope they will enjoy Cape Town as much as the
safari! Thank you for joining us!!
No rest for the
guide as after dropping off Tavi and Rebecca and a carwash, we picked up new
guests. Barry, Adam and Malia joined me for another safari and upon arrival at
the park we went straight on a game drive. Within 10 meters of entering the
park we saw our fist animal of this safari: waterbucks. They were joined at a
short distance by impalas and zebras, so it was a very good start!
Our highlight
was seeing a giraffe, favorite of one of the guests. To top it off, he decided
to do a good pose for us in the middle of the road. It looked like he had done
a modeling course as he went to the middle of the "catwalk", put one
foot forward, hips a little skew and then look sideways at the camera! The
perfect pose! Then he continued crossing and posed again in the sunlight as a
model and as a statue sideways. Plenty of pictures of this regal animal!
Other interesting
sightings: hyena mother licking her cub, elephant bulls, plenty impalas,
waterbucks, kudus, a warthog, zebras crossing, a blue wildebeest, klipspringer,
a hippo and two sable bulls.
Birds included
helmeted guineafowl, tawny eagle, cape turtle dove, three banded plover and
crested francolin.
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