20 May 2016
This morning
greeted us with Rain.. we were not going to let a drop of rain spoil our drive
though we headed off after breakfast all kitted out in our matching ponchos
into the park determined to enjoy the day!
A slow drive
along the Napi and an update of mating lions and another sighting of a big male
lion eating an impala...hopefully they would still be there when we arrived.
On the road we
were very luck to spot rhinos, zebras, beautiful giraffes and impalas.
Turning into
watergat we all looked around expecting the lions to be well hidden, but, there
not more than 1 meter from the road were 2 healthy lions. We sat and watched in
awe of them as they chilled on the side of the road...amazing.
After spending
some time with the honeymoon couple we went down to the H3 and under a bush lay
a magnificent manned lion eating away at an impala ram, gnawing away quite
contently unfazed by our presence. We left him in peace to go grab a coffee at
skukuza. At the junction I got an update of a leopard about 6 kms away, there a
chance he could still be there, and there he was, lying in a drainage line fast
asleep! We sat for a good half hour and watched him sit up and look around
before flopping back down again to snooze!
Now we're definitely
going for coffee and I drive to make a u-turn and get an update of 3 Cheetahs
2kms away! Off we go and basking in the sun were 3 Cheetahs! What a
morning! We eventually had coffee before heading off to camp. What an incredible
day and my guests were also so incredibly lucky.
21 May 2016
Last day for my
wonderful American guests. After a nice breakfast and we left for a short drive
around shabeni, mestle dam and Voortrekker road for a lovely scenic drive.
Lovely to get close up to Ship mountain that we generally see from afar.
And so my
guests depart for another new adventure in cape town. An amazing safari with
lovely guests.
