Makanyane Safari Lodge
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Two of the Big Five
... they were sniffing the air. The largest elephant continued to walk towards us and stopped at the vehicle- it was a little bit too close for comfort. We couldn't do anything except for sit and wait for him to walk away. Finally he left and followed the other 3 elephants into the bush. We continued to the gate and on the way back we saw two white rhinos. The rhinos were not feeling friendly and briskly walked away. Another fantastic drive through the ...
Bird at the Hide
This afternoon after work I went to sit in the hide- a great place for some peace and quiet. There was not much happening at all, just a few birds here and there. The only interesting thing I saw was a very pretty blue Woodland Kingfisher. This bird looks even prettier when it is flying and then more of the bright blue is visible. ...
Short Drive
... Their legs are so skinny!
We arrived at the gate and picked up the staff member and drove back towards the lodge. As we turned a corner I spotted something out of the side of my eye- three sleeping lions two metres from the road. Paul braked and reversed. They were not bothered at all by our presence and continued to sleep, except for one which opened her eyes and raised her head, but only for a few seconds and then went back to sleep. We continued driving back towards the ...
Little Fluffy Bird
This afternoon after I finished working, I went to sit in the hide. It was a very quiet afternoon as I didn't see anything- which gave me a chance to get quite a bit of reading done. After an hour I gave up and began to walk back to the staff village. As I was walking I looked up and saw this baby Grey Go-Away Bird. It was very fluffy and seemed to be a bit scared, so I didn't stay long. ...
Trythings and Talkmore
... South Africa, Fiji and Samoa", came the reply from the lone female. She was a spitting image for Carla off Cheers. "Gee tough Pool", I lamented thinking that they would get the living suitcase based out of them. "You could say that again" the lady quickly replied. "I think it's going to be a very quick visit" she chimed. "And are you on official duty with the team?" "Yes, the team psychologist," came the quick reply. Quick visit indeed I thought. See you all again ...
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