Dinokeng game reserve

Today we went for a self-drive in the reserve. There is definitely quite a lot of animal activity in the reserve. We already knew that the leopard that we were still looking for wasn't going to be very likely to find since Barend (the owner of the lodge) told us that the lions in the reserve are quite dominant and kill the leopards and cheetahs sometimes out of competition. There aren't a lot of high trees in the reserve so a leopard or cheetah can't really get away from those lions. We still saw quite a lot of other animals though with as highlight I'd say the rhino's. Later that evening while we were preparing our food at the braai the rhino's visited us again. Tonight we ate a traditional South African dish, potjie. This were 2 small cast iron pots in which we could prepare the food they arranged for us above the fire. We had chicken and lamb and lots of different veggies and spices. While Matthew was preparing our food I was watching the waterhole and meanwhile writing a bit for the blog. The food was definitely amazing and eating it next to the fire with a view on the waterhole where animals could come to visit anytime really made the experience complete and so far we would definitely say this was the highlight of our trip.Read more