Not sure what title to put in … maybe “Lovely day out on safari”?

Because that’s what it was, most definitely …

We started our safari with a warthog vigorously digging for juicy roots with his snout, we watched him for a good 10 minutes and then pressed on in search of “The big Ones”. Well, the guys did not disappoint.

We tracked and found a White Rhino in a dried up riverine near Pieter Janneke’s Khaya, he rolled around in the sand for a bit and then got up and strolled off …

We decided to make our way to Porcupine Dam and on the road we “bumped” into Mr. Grumpy Pants. He was actually quite relaxed for a change and even posed for some great photos. We stayed with him until he disappeared into the brush. Amazing, and our guests got quite some stunning shots.

Next moment we saw some movement along the track and it turned out it to be two Leopard Tortoises.
Big and Small….. They were on a “mission” and trudging ferociously over the “hills” 😉 . They kept us entertained for a good 15 minutes. It’s acually super cute.

Togara and Aggy stopped near the Leadwood boundry for sundowners and went to inspect the Hyena den…but there was no movement. We captured a stunning sunset and some cool group photos with our Fisher/Arnett/Paskin & Muir group all the way from Canada.

The next morning we set out to look for the cheetahs – Aggy had been tracking them for quite some time on foot and along with the MRL guides we found them near the Khaya Ndlovu cutline on a kill. They had taken down a young kudu bull. The two boys were thoroughly enjoying their feast and you can see how round and full their bellies are. They obviously flopped down for some serious nap time after their meal and we left them sleeping soundly.

Hendrick filled in for Togara on morning drive today and he was determined to find the Lions. They were on Leopard’s Bend hidden in a VERY thick area down a riverine. Hendrick made his way through the thicket with the “Tank – Land Cruiser” and true to his word the guests had their Lion Sighting. The guys most definitely go to all lengths to show our guests the animals they want to see … 🙂