Sun Destinations

On their second last day in the Klaserie, Mike and Fiona were lucky enough to see rhino wallowing in the mud and the very agile nocturnal bushbaby!

Here is their account of their fifth day at camp.

“We drove out of camp just after lunch to be greeted by the zebras – or as known here ‘Mangwe’! Next we came across a crash of 3 rhino at a dam which still had some water in it. They were merrily rolling around in the mud trying to escape the heat of the day. We stayed with them for some time while they entertained us. At one point, one of the rhinos stood over a log it scratch his front leg, and then proceeded to get stuck for a while before finally lifting his heavy weight ( and 3 remaining legs) over the log. It is always a pleasure to see these animals up close.

In the beautiful evening light we came across a massive elephant bull, crashing his way through the bush – an opportunity to get some nice photos. We were then treated to a beautiful classic African sunset, which lit up the dark night sky bright orange. In the dark, using a spotlight, Faffa spotted some nocturnal creatures, including a small spotted genet and a cute bushbaby jumping through the trees. Back at camp we all looked at the clear night sky while Gawie and Faffa pointed out a few stars, planets and  constellations – Venus, the Southern Cross and Scorpio to name a few. It’s amazing how beautiful and clear the night sky is here – there are hundreds of stars and also the Milky Way.

This morning again was extremely quiet – I think all of the animals are on a different time zone!! However, we saw the usual suspects – kudu, impala, tree squirrels and warthogs. For the first time, we did not see any of the big five! We did however see fresh tracks from a female lion, which we tried to follow, but she had gone into thick bush and we couldn’t follow.

Never mind – there is always tonight to follow up and see what we can see – wish us luck!”