Plenty to See

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Geo: -24.7805, 26.2697

This afternoon I went for a drive with Paul to Derdepoort Gate. He was picking up staff that were coming back from leave. The waterhole/wetlands area was very busy this afternoon. There were waterbuck, impalas, zebras, various birds and elephants swimming in the waterhole. The elephants were having a great time swimming and playing in the water. It was so cute to see them move quicker as they got closer to the water.

A few minutes later along the road I was excited to spot a lioness. She was slowly walking into the bush. Ten minutes, just after we had past the airstrip, we came across a family of warthogs. It was fun to observe them. When we stopped to look at them, they stopped eating, looked at us with their tails straight up in the air and then ran off. Again they stopped, looked at us and then ran away again. I find it very comical when they raise their trails straight up in the air, turn around and run!

We were now nearly at the gate, when we had to stop for a couple of elephants to cross the road in front of us. The little one ran across the road, shaking his head and trunk side to side.

On the way back from the gate, we stopped to watch an adult elephant hiding behind a large bush. Only his head was visible as he ate leaves. Nothing else was seen on the way back to the lodge.

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Photos

01 Buck
Waterbuck and impalas in the wetlands.

02 Buck
The waterbuck and one of the impalas stopped eating to look at us.

03 Walking By
A zebra walking by the wetlands.

04 Swimming
Elephants swimming and playing in the waterhole.

06 By the Water
This elephant is standing by the waterhole.

07 Mother & Calf
A mother elephant and her calf are approaching the waterhole.

08 Dung Beetles
There are dung beetles on either side of this ball of dung.

09 Lioness
A lioness walking into the bush.

11 Warthogs
A family of warthogs.

13 Baby
A baby elephant about to cross the road in front of us.

14 Mother & Calf
A mother elephant and her calf.