Another 5.30 drum roll ushered in the day. Are a weary tea around the camp fore, we met our scout (who had a gun) called SuperLooker. We headed off with Ian and Jo for a walking safari.
We came across a troup of monkeys in a large dead tree. We also came across the scull of a buffalo which John managed to extricate a tooth from. We examined lots of animal poo which became a tad boring after a while. We reached the mobile hide located next to a watering hole. We saw, hogs, love birds, fish eagles, Gnu’s, Impala etc. we sat in the hide, drinking juice and eating biscuits. This place was fantastic and we would have liked to have stayed longer.
On the walk back, the temperature had risen significantly. Fiona spotted a hyena in the distance, the first one we have seen.
We walked back through the ebony forest which was a great deal cooler, passing a lonely hippo on the way.
Once back at camp we waited for two other guests to arrive back from their private drive. However, we discovered from the other guests, that they had seen a leopard that had just killed an impala. They had some great pictures. We were very envious indeed. We are yet to see a leopard and hope to see one later today.
We again decided to miss out on the mid day drive and lunch, choosing instead to have a bath and relax. The elephants had other ideas. No sooner had we left the bath that the elephants retuned to our garden but this time they peered into the hut and then stayed around for an hour.
They were so close that we could smell them. They are very gentle animals as long as they call the shots!.
When the others came back, they had seen the leopard again, so we asked to go out that evening and look for the leopard and her cubs. \
At 4PM we met with our guide and began our search for the leopards. Our guide took longer than the others and we arrived last in a line of three. By the time the other two had moved away, the leopards had been spooked and moved further back into the bush. We could just about make them out, but felt cheated having seen the photo’s the others had managed.
We carried on our drive, seeing all the usual aminals, stopping for our sun downer G&T’s at a lovely spot by an old river.
On the way back the spotter (the guide who uses the light the find animals in the evening) looked and looked for any other leopards but with little luck. Suddenly our radio crackled into life. Another lodge guide had found a leopard walking near to us. We droved in the direction indicated and soon came across a lone female leopard walking in the scrub. She was beautiful to watch.
That evening was had another very good meal and went to bed tired.
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