11 August 2015
Last night's
sundowner was a rather quiet one. Although the guests were lucky the overcast
day had opened up a bit so they had a wonderful sunset. The animal sightings
were a bit scarce. They did come across some impalas and saw zebras in the
distance.
12 August 2015
This morning
start off with some active walking. The guests were taken out by two guides of
the lodge where they discovered the quiet of the bush while out on foot.
They came
across a very dangerous animal: a python. Luckily it was overcast and cold so
the animal was a bit sluggish. This way they could observe it nicely from a
safe distance! They also learned many things about the smaller things in the
bush as well as tracks and signs of animals.
In the
afternoon we went out for our first game drive together. As it was a rather
quiet drive in the beginning we made it all the way to see a great lion
sighting as was seen by Curtis earlier today! We watched a lioness play
tug-of-war with the kudu leg. But the kudu leg was not giving way, so after a
minute or so she gave up and laid down panting as if the effort was too much on
a (overly) full stomach!
The lion
sighting was great but our highlight was seeing lots of hippos outside the
water, as this was a common wish of both my guests. At both dams we stopped about
7 hippos were bundled up on a little dried sandbank sunbathing in the warmth as
the day had been cold this morning! At the second dam one of the hippos decided
to stand up to show himself completely, which was greatly enjoyed.
Other
interesting sightings: impalas, kudus, warthogs, a crocodile, a slender
mongoose running across the road, a common grey duiker, waterbucks, elephants,
vervet monkeys and giraffes.
Birdies included:
magpie shrike, white-backed vultures, two fish eagles, a grey heron, a blacksmith
lapwing chasing a three banded plover in flight, scarlet chested sunbird,
forktailed drongos, crowned lapwings, water thickknees, a juvenile bateleur and
yellow-billed horbills.
