Monday 5th March
SHE SAID:
Our morning tour was with an American family, who were rather talkative; not great when you are hunting shy animals!
We didn't see the Leopard or her cub, but were very lucky to see the whole pride of lions. Firstly the 3 females, with their 6 cubs, then the 3 males a little way behind them. They were all walking in the open, the cubs playing around, and totally unconcerned with our presence.
The afternoon drive turned into a rescue mission when the other guide Daniel (who we went with in the morning) had managed to bog himself, and the new group of mainly German guests! Funnily enough we'd had a brief conversation with these guests who had been bogged at their previous safari camp.
They had not been happy about it....!
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| One of the females with 2 of her cubs |
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| Cub in the wild flowers |
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| One of the 3 brothers |
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| Wandering right by us |
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| Robert; the tracker, us & Daniel ; the driver |
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| Tree Squirrel |
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Grey Hornbill
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| Grazing Hippo |
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| Holding on |
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| Yep heading through the river ahead |
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Long-toed Lapwing
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| Lions chillin' on the half built bridge |
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| We crossed the river to rescue the bogged 4WD |
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| Daniel and his bogged Germans |
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Male Red Lechwe
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| Francolin |
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| White-faced Duck |
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| Knob-billed Duck / Comb Duck |
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| Rainbow in the clouds |
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| Night at Sable Alley |
HE SAID:
Our tour this arvo diverted to rescue another bogged safari vehicle, fair enough, but 3 things stood out.
Firstly, the german passengers had already been bogged several times in the last 24 hours as the headed out on flooded roads from their previous safari lodge. They were not amused!
Secondly, upon our arrival there were several other safari vehicles already there, but no-one had helped.
Thirdly, the bogged vehicle was about 20m from two lionesses snoozing on a nearby wooden bridge that was under construction. You don't come across this situation too often.
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