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4 September
PM
UNBELIEVABLE! We saw a herd of water buffalo numbering between
2 and 3 hundred. Some were huge! Then we saw a herd of 9 elephants.
One came up to the vehicle and was so close that I could have
reached out and touched his trunk. We also saw a lot of Impala's
and antelope along with some prairie dogs and a mongoose. After
sundown we saw a hippo in the water, two lions mating and a Cheetah.
Near the end of our drive we saw two large giraffes. What a great
drive!
5 September
AM
On the drive and we first saw a line of elephants cross in front
of us on the trail. Then our driver, Chris took off and we drove
fast on a wild and bumpy ride. He had received word that there
was a lon kill. We arrived to see 3 female lions eating on a freshly
killed giraffe. A little later the two lions from last night joined
then and even later two more lady lions came with 9 cubs. They
all ate and ate and ate. We stayed for over an hour and then left
ourselves. We saw three male Rhinos eating and stopped to take
some pictures before driving on to an open area where we had a
breakfast bar and some hot chocolate or coffee. On our way back
to camp we saw three elephants - two adults and a baby - at the
watering hole drinking.
In the water was a hippo just relaxing in the water.
We approached a lone lioness that growled and let us know we were
not welcomed, so our driver respected her wishes and drove on.
Back at camp we saw a giraffe at the local watering hole.
What an incredible morning drive.
PM
During the afternoon drive we first saw a herd of Water Buck.
Then we saw three old male water buffalo.
Short time later we saw a single lion drinking from the pond.
He also yawned and I got a great shot of that.
Then we saw a Kudu, then two Saddle Billed storks at the watering
hole where the Vuyatela Cam is.
We then came across a one year old female leopard. She was beautiful.
So now we've seen the Big Five.
As we were coming into the camp we saw a rabbit and a beautiful
owl.
6 September
AM
The last game drive was a good one. We saw zebras, wildebeests,
and giraffes. We checked out the lion kill and found the lions
still eating on the ribs of the giraffe.
We also were fortunate to see five Cheetahs, two males, one mother
and two cubs.
Steve Varro - September guest to
Djuma - kindly wrote this account of these days.
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