Friday 21 February 2014

20 February - 21 February

20 February

Afternoon drive
 
What an exhilarating drive! We headed off west in search of the styx lion pride, after a hour or so we found the pride taking a catnap in the long grass, yawning every couple of minutes making for wonderful photo opportunities. After watching the big cats being lazy we moved off for more exiting animal sightings, and exiting it was! 2 buffalo bulls (dagga boys) relaxing in the fresh cooling waters of big dam as they ruminated in peace. Shortly thereafter, a mere two hundred meters north west, we came across a male leopard named Lamula, walking along the road. We moved off the pathway allowing for a breath-taking view of the majestic cat as it walked past us, not even taking notice of our presence, marking his territory as he progressed. We left the magnificent leopard and headed off for sun downers, but before we could do so we found a small herd of elephant with two calfs roughly four years of age. After enjoying the elephants doing what they do best, we stopped for sun downers, but we had company! Small but beautiful, the large plated lizard enjoyed our company as much as we did theirs. The coldblooded reptile was basking in the last bit of sunshine absorbing the heat off the rocks witch they laid upon. Making for good entertainment for the kids to watch the lizards scurry about trying to get the best spot! We headed back to the lodge all smiles on the game viewer as we stopped at the lodge.

21 February

Morning drive
 The night produced a beautiful thunderstorm with plenty of life giving rain! The morning was overcast and cool, animals were scarcer, but Mother Nature always provides. We enjoyed the presence of waterbuck, warthog, impala, blue wildebeest, zebra, common duiker and kudu. Elephant and buffalo were the majority of large animals, but once again the smallest got the most attention! A young male flapped neck chameleon walked along the road and made for interesting reactions and good conversations. Never overlook the small things as they can sometimes offer the most!   

Greetings Jaces Bornman

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