On Friday we set out on our daily afternoon safari game drive, which started off very pleasantly, with sightings of Zebra, Giraffe, Nyala, Kudu and many more plains game. The wind then picked up a little bit, which is typical for this time of year and, unfortunately, the drive became a little quieter. We did however see lots of birds, which pleased the ornithologists among us. Warren and I then decided that we would go up to one of the lakes to have sundowners.
Just before sunset we got to a lake, but we quickly realised that the elephants had beaten us there. They were just walking down the bank towards the water to get a drink, so we viewed them from a distance for a while. We then moved off to the other side of the lake to give them space to drink in peace.
Warren and I made the tea, coffee and hot chocolate for the guests’ sundowners, as it is a little chillier this time of year, and we all stood around the vehicle enjoying our drinks while watching the elephants put on a show. They drank water, played, and the youngsters were even fooling around by spraying each other with water. So the delay in having our sundowners was truly worth it!
Over and Out from
Warren and Arran