Tuesday, November 7, 2017 Old River Mdonya camp
Wake up call was at 6 am for an early departure at 6:30.
Rebecca was at the dining table and there was coffee or tea and a biscuit
before heading out. Our guide Hassan, driver Thomas, and a trainee Sonsten were
waiting for us at the jeep.
Off we go for a full day of hunting for more wonderful
creatures. It was a bit cool at the onset but by 9:00 we had our long sleeve
shirts off and making shorts out of our pants. We saw giraffes, elephants, of
course impalas, in the first few hours. Around 9:00, we arrived at our
breakfast destination. It was at a hollowed-out baobab tree. The tree was
amazing. The guys set up a table and chairs and laid out our food. Breakfast
consisted of boiled eggs, crepes, toasts, jam, coffee and tea and
hotdogs/sausages. Everything was cold as it had all been cooked earlier.
Two Bat-Eared Foxes- nocturnal so normally very difficult to see during the day.
Our Jeep
Our guides and driver setting up for breakfast.
Ron standing in the hole of the Baobab tree.
André taking a picture of the Baobab tree.
We set out again and saw many different animals such as the Greater
Kudus, zebras, elephants, 2 leopards in two different locations. One was
sleeping in a tree and the other was sleeping under a tree. There were 12
lions, mostly female, some with a recent kill of an elephant. They were very
sleepy with full bellies and because of the heat.
One female lion
Early morning Giraffe
A leopard in a tree
Female lion, checking out the prey.
We stopped for lunch in a
designated area with a bathroom. (stand up toilet only) They served three kinds
of salads for lunch.
We continued on at around 1:30 to see lots of great
wildlife. We saw a group of 35 elephants in a river bed. That was amazing. There
are lots of babies this time of year. Near there we saw our first monitor
lizard and we saw a group of Banded Mongoose. There had to be a little over a
dozen of them. We also saw a few Bat-Eared foxes, a small antelope Duiker, more
jackals, and a beautiful Ostrich, pink neck, pink legs, and a puffy tail.
Family of elephants at a water hole
Ostrich running away.
Cape Buffalo
Leopard under a tree
A large herd of elephants
Adult and baby Baboon
Two Bat-Eared Foxes
A Guinea Fowl
A Hornbill
An Ostrich running away
A Lilac-Breasted Roller
A Banded-Mongoose
A sleeping lioness
A Wart Hog
We returned to camp around 5:30 pm and were very ready for a
shower. But before that, we were thirsty and hot, so each couple shared a beer.
Even Wendy, a non-beer drinking enjoyed it. After spending the whole day in an
open jeep, on dirt roads, we were in desperate need of washing up.
A quick beer before supper.
Part of the outdoor bar
A Red-Headed Rock Agama lizard at camp.
Around 7:00,
we were rounded up by the Masai who needs to accompany us when it’s dark. There
could be wild animals lurking. We sat around a bonfire with other campers and
had a drink. Wendy and I had red wine and the boys had beers. We were called to
dinner at 8 pm. The menu was a vegetable and a beef lasagna, beetroot salad,
which was delicious, and broccoli. Dessert was a banana cake. Back at our tents
by 9:15 and in bed after uploading and looking at pictures for 50 minutes.
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