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(
Grant, Chad, Petros, Godfrey & Shadrack.)
Elephant
( Kambaku's) / Motswari – Motswari Southern Access.
Elephant
( Breeding Herd) / Vielmieter – Hide Dam.
Elephant
( Breeding Herd) / Vielmieter – Nkhoro Rd.
Buffalo
( Breeding Herd) / Peru – Voeldam.
Leopard
( Mhakipi's Madoda) / Peru – Giraffe Kill Rd.
Afternoon
Drive.
(
Grant, Chad, Petros & Shadrack.)
Elephant
( Kambaku's) / Motswari – Motswari Reception Rd.
Elephant
( Kambaku) / Vielmieter – Sweetwater Pan.
Elephant
( Breeding Herd) / JayDee – Enkombi Pan.
Elephant
( Breeding Herd) / Vielmieter – Martin's Rd.
Elephant
( Breeding Herd) / JayDee – Argyle Rd.
Rhino
( 2 x Males)
Daily
Synopsis.
With
our group checking out early Jacky and I went out more on a little
bumble to enjoy being out in the bush first thing in the morning
rather than looking for anything specific. With the weather playing
along beautifully, clear blue skies and a cool breeze, we slowly made
our way around the North taking in whatever came our way. In the
short time that we were out we had ourselves a busy morning with us
finding Elephant, Buffalo, Giraffe, Zebra, Waterbuck and Impala, I
guess the secret is not going out there to find anything as it will
come find you! We heard that the Jacaranda Pride with the White
Timbavati Female were still in the area obviously still sleeping off
their indigestion. Lets hope they are still around in the afternoon
when we receive a whole car full of new guests.
With
us closing down early the rest of the gang had themselves mixed
fortune out there with Shadrack finding the Giraffe, Zebra and
Leopard that he needed. Petros also got to see the young male Leopard
and complete his wish list. For Chad it was another frustrating
experience with this young male, as once again he slipped off into
the riverbed and out of sight on approach leaving Chad still needing
one of our spotted little friends. Not to worry Chad, Kuhanya is long
overdue a visit and I'm sure in the next day or two she will be
around, maybe even this afternoon!
Well
I guess the good thing about seeing very little on drive is that the
blog is kept short and sweet. Our drive was a bit of a crash landing
after the high we have been on the last couple of days. With all new
guests in the afternoon we decided to spend it in the North around
Argyle and Sohobele Dams looking at general game, we were then going
to head towards the Jacaranda Pride and the White Timbavati Female as
things cooled off.
This
plan unfortunately went out the window at a very early stage when a
station checked on the Lions to find they were not there. As they
decided not to follow up and with nobody but ourselves and Shadrack
interested in them we had to accelerate our arrival to the area so we
could give ourselves time to track. Passing all the general game on
the way promising to return after finding the Lions we arrived in the
area thinking they could not be far. With Jacky, Shadrack, Tiyani and
Petro on foot and myself driving around the area checking the roads
for tracks it should have been only a matter of time. Unfortunately
it was a very difficult area to track and the trackers lost the
tracks on multiple occasions and had to spend considerable time
trying to relocate. This ate into our precious time and with the
clock winding down to sunset we had not progressed very far.
Eventually Shadrack cut his losses and headed South following Chad
and Petros who had headed to the South West corner for Rhino. They
seemed to have a more successful afternoon finding an assortment of
large game. Jacky and I stuck in the area, I guess we are a little
more stubborn, and would not let this simple tracking exercise defeat
us. I drove the area flat, multiple times, while Jacky worked off his
Christmas belly and walked the equivalent of a marathon. We
eventually called it a night and admitted defeat after we lost all
light and were once again in danger of the kitchens wrath!
Guess
we better get started early tomorrow as there is a lot to be seen!
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