Driving Around

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Geo: -28.4699, 29.9433

This morning we set out for the safari at about 7am. Again it was another crispy, fresh start to the day. This morning's drive was pretty quiet, but still enjoyable. We viewed nice scenery and could see the snow capped Drakensberg Mountain range in the distance. We saw wildebeest walking in the long grass away from us, ostriches, zebras, kudu, warthogs and waterbuck.

It was now time for a coffee and biscuit break. Brett parked the car by a dam. We enjoyed our break with a scenic view.

Back on the road we came across a mother hippo and her two young hippos sleeping in the grass. It was very cute to see them peacefully sleeping. Across the dam we noticed about a dozen more hippos. These ones were also sleeping. We then arrived back at the lodge for brunch and a rest.

After brunch we relaxed around the lodge and our room. From our deck we spotted a warthog amble past.

We had afternoon tea at 3pm and soon after left for our afternoon game drive. Luckily for us, it was just Paul and I on the vehicle as the other guests had checked out. Just after we left the lodge we saw a large herd of wildebeest that started to run when we arrived. If only something was chasing them! We continued on, saw a pair of wildebeest, a kudu and a common duiker that darted across the road. In between the sightings Paul and Brett enjoyed identifying the many varieties of birds.

Just before sunset we stopped at a dam for sundowners and an early dinner. Here Brett made a little fire and we enjoyed a few drinks. Later on we cooked our dinner. On the way back to the lodge we saw a Black Backed Jackal and a lion.

This evening we enjoyed some drinks in the lodge as we sat by the fire.

Our sightings for the day were common duiker, eland, gemsbok, giraffe, hippo, impala, black-backed jackal, kudu, lion, slender mongoose, common reedbuck, scrub hare, steenbok, warthog, waterbuck, blue wildebeest and zebra.

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Photos

01 Scenery
The scenic game reserve with a view of the Drakensberg Mountains in the distance.

02 Scenery
Another view of the scenic game reserve.

03 Dam
A dam with a view of the Drakensberg Mountains in the distance.

04 Dead Tree
A dead tree that is used by birds to perch on.

05 Walking
A herd of blue wildebeest walking away from us.

06 Running
A pair of ostriches running away from us.

07 Zebras
A couple of zebras also moving away from us.

08 Kudu
A male kudu.

09 Zebras
The zebras are now standing around instead of running away from us.

10 Burnt Bush
There recently was a bush fire here.

11 Warthog
A warthog walking through the long grass.

12 Waterbuck
A waterbuck looking at us.

13 Dam
One of the many dams in the reserve.

14 Dam
This is where we stopped to have our coffee break.

15 Sleeping
A couple of hippos sleeping in the warm winter sun.

16 Out of the Water
Hippos out of the water and lying in the sun.

17 Running Past
This warthog ran past our room.

18 Still Running
Our excitement scared it and it ran.

19 Blue Wildebeest
A herd of blue wildebeest by the dam.

20 Running
They got scared and ran away.

21 Scenery
The hilly scenery of Nambiti Game Reserve.