Kaingo - Hippo Hide

For our Sundowner (III) this evening we decided to head for the Hippo Hide an area where the Hippos came ashore to graze at night. It was fabulous and we watched the Hippos and Crocodiles up to their tricks with fascination each of us trying to catch a Hippo yawning on film.

It was amazing watching the Crocodiles as they are static, at the shoreline, awaiting some unwary beast to come for a drink. The one, pictured, was actually burrowing down into the riverbed to lower his profile and he was literally a couple of metres away and once ‘bedded’ stayed there absolutely still for over two hours…incredible

Needless to say we intend to return for another Hippo Sundowner as it was the most fabulous experience, you’re just so close to what’s happening and the sounds of the birds and Hippos is superb

Eventually we start getting ready to head back for dinner, on our veranda at 19:00, which is earlier but suits us and means we can enjoy our day without frivolous conversation!

However, we soon realise if we’d left the hide some five minutes later we would’ve met up with a Lioness, a bit worrying, but happily Vernon, our armed escort, was waiting for us outside the hide, phew!

An early start tomorrow, a return visit to the Hippos hopefully catch them returning to the river after their midnight mealRead more