On the second tour this season, I was
back with my new-found love; Entabeni. This time the weavers were
going crazy building their nests at the Wildside camp. These chatty
little guys, as well as the amorous tree agamas and warthogs, were
common sightings in camp and thoroughly enjoyed by the Norwegian
guests.
A sighting I won't forget is probably
one of the more unusual animals to be called in over the radio on a
game drive... a frog! Not just any frog though, but a bull frog, the
largest species in southern Africa. It was my first encounter with
this enormous amphibian and one that really made my day.
Elephants are always a joy to encounter
and sometimes their playfulness really remind me of dogs interacting
with each other. I never get tired of them!
However, the elephants weren't the only
creatures to be monkeying around...
Another important ingredient to this
trip was the weather. The thunderstorm one night killed the generator
and we periodically had to manage without electricity and water. I
had saved up a few litres in bottles and kettles however and so
wasn't suffering too badly... I even managed to “shower” after
being out running!
A few of the game drives were even
cut short because of the sudden burst of the clouds. Other times the
violent fury of Thor stopped as suddenly as it had began and we were
treated to fantastic sunsets.
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