19 November 2015
Our
safari journey started 6:00am entering Numbi Gate with our guests. After having
a wonderful breakfast we were ready to set out for the day.
We
encountered numerous sightings of buffalo with a herd of 400+ crossing over the
road.
Our
journey just got better from there on. We had a number of zebra and giraffe and
had the privilege of seeing an albino elephant!!!
To
top it all on our way down to camp we sat and watched a meter long blind snake
work its way into a termite mound! Fascinating!!!!!
Our
girl power team with our humorous guests managed to make this a fun and
unforgettable safari.
On
the afternoon drive we had beautiful sable on Shabeni Koppies and more of
Dennis's favorite animal, the kudu which he calls " Big Ass Deer".
Success
is a good word to sum up how our day went!
20 November 2015
Todays
journey started off with a lovely drive down the Napi after entering numbi
gate at 6:00 am. We made our way down to Pk where we could grab a quick
cup of coffee. While traveling down the Napi we heard the Woodlands kingfisher
that indicated that summer has arrived!!
We
traveled down to Shithave or as dennis our guest called it " Shit-I-
have." We witnessed two waterbuck challenging each other where after the
herd chased the less dominant male around. We had a Hippo in the water making
its way up for some air while watching a croc sun bathe in the sun.
We
also had a herd of zebra next to the road with a foal. After time caught up
with us we decided to move on down the road and had to be a chameleons body
guard while it was crossing the road. We had a small herd of mountain reedbuck
and warthog that we could watch while they made their way towards Pk rocks.
Traveling
down towards Mestel dam we had a nice sighting of buffalo "daggaboys"
just hanging around. We witnessed the first two lambs of impala of the season
just down the Mestel road.
We
headed out on our afternoon drive in which we had a awesome time noticing all
the small things of the bush. We had giraffe in the road with some zebra and
sat and watched a troop of baboons for 30min in which we realized that they are
quite entertaining animals!
A
great day taking in a lot of things and yet again just success can be used to
sum our day up!
21 November 2015
Great start to
the day...rain rain and more rain but this didn't deter us or the guests we
headed out ponchos in tow.
Napi road gave
us lovely giraffe, zebra and very nice mountain reedbuck! Further down we
watched three male elephants enjoying the rain and the cool air.
Driving into
the rain we were surprised to see hyenas lying by the side of the road close to
their den also enjoying the coolness of the morning.
A quick drive
up mantikenyane lookout point and the guests enjoyed the fantastic view and
great selfie time (selfie stick courtesy of Shannon!!)
After a nice
coffee break at skukuza we headed up full of anticipation of finding lions and
as luck had it after much searching we found three, two who were mating roughly
200metres in from the road under a macula tree.
We came across
a martial eagle perched high in a tree on the way back for a quick lunch.
With rain
clouds building in the distance we headed back to camp and were surprised to
come across a huge herd of buffalo on the dirt road crossing heading for an
afternoon drink..
Heading back to
the gate a light rain started with thunder clapping above us...300metres down
the road the heavens opened with beautiful rain followed by hailstones!!! We
drove as quick as we could along the dirt road back to camp arriving safely wet
and exhilarated.
Another great fun
day in the best place on earth.. Kruger National Park.
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