Lots of rain!!

It’s been raining – A LOT – Feels like a European winter. πŸ˜‰ The sun is coming back out now again, though. The major depression that passed over us brought a lot of rain, and that is actually great.

The Blyde River Dam is at 110% and all the slues gates are open. Water EVERYWHERE! After last year’s drought, this is amazing news!! What a relief.

However, game drives are much more challenging in such circumstances, and it is harder to take photos.

We tracked and found the young male lions on Leopard’s Bend twice – they are wet and miserable. But what beautiful sightings.

We also saw the cheetahs in the riverbed, the riverbeds on Moditlo are still dry – but the guys say on Bloubank there is water. It has been softly raining for three days straight, so we expect the water to start coming down the Mbezi any day now.

Reserve management is busy assessing the roads to make sure it is safe to go out there. But it is looking good!

Male cheetahs in the riverbed
Male cheetahs in the riverbed
Giraffe
Giraffe
Zebras up-close!
Zebras up-close!
Young male lions
Young male lions