So this place does have a downside, we were woken up at 5:30 this morning. A quick shower, a mini breakfast at 6:00 and on the game drive vehicle at 6:30. It was a misty morning, which gave the first part of the drive an eerie touch. The bush is so thick in places that unless the game is on the road you can't see it.
We stopped at a hide overlooking a waterhole for a coffee break. I have never seen so many nyala in one place. There were at least 40 coming and going throughout our stay. We also saw some nice birds this morning.
We arrived back to wet facecloths and the main breakfast. All we seem to do is eat. The staff are all super friendly and won't let us do a thing. I half expected someone to pop up and scrub my back for me in the shower this morning. A rest, more eating and then off on the afternoon game drive.
We had a great afternoon/sundowner drive. We saw two huge tuskers, the biggest I have seen. We also watched this this majestic old bull drinking at a waterhole. He then walked up to the vehicle, stuck his trunk in, had a sniff and wandered off. Great heart stopping experience and such a privilege to be sharing space with this giant.
During sundowners overlooking a breeding herd in a vast marsh area we chatted to the other people on the vehicle. One was Geoff who had brought his daughter and her boyfriend to the bush before they immigrated to England. It turned out he was a Saints old boy (class of ’67). Now living in Natal, he had only returned back once to show his daughter where he went to the school that he remembers so fondly. We told him he had to return this year for his 50 year reunion. It really is a small world.
We had another relaxed evening, red wine around the big camp fire followed by nyala chops for dinner, much to Gray’s delight. Lying in bed I heard rustling outside, I went to investigate and found three nyala moving through the bush. I was in awe, they probably thought – who is this mad woman in her pajamas shining a torch in our eyes.
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