A Quick Early Morning Game Drive

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Geo: -23.8551, 31.5776

Again we got up early and left the camp site at 4:30am for a game drive. We drove along the Letaba River. We saw lots of bird varieties. Paul parked us in the middle of the Letaba Bridge. We got out and had a little walk along the bridge. From here we saw many birds, large crocodiles and hippos.

As we drove around we suddenly stopped – a Dusky Indigobird was spotted. It was then time to head back to camp. We stopped at the Mantambeni Hide. This hide was on the Letaba River.

From the hide we saw crocodiles, various birds and hippos. On the way back to camp all we saw were many impalas and just before the entrance to the camp site we spotted a leopard tortoise slowly crossing the road. The leopard tortoise was interesting to watch as he was struggling to get over the curb to get back in the bush. We waited until he was safely off the road before we left it.

It was 7:30am when we got back to camp and in the next hour we had breakfast, packed up the tent, took a few photos of the bushbuck, had a look at the Letaba River in the hope of seeing animals and then Paul and I went for a quick walk through the Elephant Museum.

The distance to the Giriyondo border post was 42km. Along the way there was not much to see, I was quite disappointed and expected more from Kruger. I spent most of the drive sleeping. It was a really quick exit from the South African border, as there was no-one else here.

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Photos

01 River
Part of the Letaba River.

02 River
Another view of the Letaba River.

03 Big Croc
A big crocodile that was below me.

04 Jacana
An African Jacana - a waterbird with a blue beak and long legs.

05 Sign
The sign on the bridge that is over the Letaba River.

06 Large Birds
I observed these birds from the bridge.

07 Bird
This Dusky Indigobird was an exciting find for Paul and Brett.

09 Hippos
Hippos near the edge of the water.

10 Pod
A pod of hippos floating close together.

11 Floating
A crocodile floating in the water.

12 By the Water
By the water there are two large crocodiles.

13 Birds
Some large white birds that we also viewed from the bridge.

14 View
The view of the river.

15 Hitchhiker
This impala has a Red Billed Ox-pecker hitching a ride on its back.

16 Impalas
A couple of impalas eating grass by the road.

17 Tortoise
The Leopard Tortoise slowly walking across the road.

19 Sign
The tortoise trying to work out how he will get over the curb.

20 Campsite
Our camp site by the fence.

21 Warning
The warning sign on the fence we camped next to warning us not to feed the visiting hyenas.

22 Tree
A beautiful, old shady tree.

23 Buck
A pair of female bushbucks.