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Published: June 24th 2017
Geo: -24.349, 30.9542
Up and did a leisurely pack up before heading out. We did not have far to travel and we knew we probably would not be able check in when we first got there. Drove down to the river to see what we could see there. Not much happening and took the river road. There was a very large female elephant with her baby who seemed a little upset with us as we drove past.
Drove to the waterhole and there was no lion and so we decided to drive the secret road we have discovered and as we drove the loop could see dust rising. Got to the overlook and there were hundreds of buffalo either in the water or heading to the water. The dust they were making made the whole scenario seem very surreal. Of course tried to shot it in one of the specialty settings which helped set the scene. Saw an African Fish Eagle and Osprey hunting while we were there.
Funny incident. We were in the primo spot to view the waterhole and one of the exclusive safari vehicles came driving up. Seemed surprised to see us in the spot and furthermore, we did not move
out of the way for them.
Got to reception and we were early and the man at reception called the cleaning crew and had them start on our room. While waiting walked around all the rooms and checked everything out.
Had a relaxing afternoon after cleaning out the cooler boxes and put things in fridge to cool down. Had to turn the fridge to the wall so the baboons could not get in and destroy all our food supplies!
Drove down to the bridge before dinner and then back to the deck for dinner. Got a seat overlooking the Olifants river and there were actually some elephants down in the river. We also got to see bush babies and bats at sunset. Had an interesting visit with the general manager about the problems of running a restaurant when the temperature gets to 100+ degrees.
Back to room for more beer and wine and worked on stories. Did discover that I had not pushed the refrigerator flush against the wall and the baboons had tried to get in but were not able to get anything! Nice sleep in bed after couple of weeks in tent.
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