Coco's Foundation South Africa

Day 10 Saturday
Rise and shine before sunrise and greeted with a cup of tea made by Lesley and Karen aka two turtle doves’.
We were ready to roll at 6:00 am as requested. By 6:08 am we had seen a tower of giraffes, a confusion of guinea fowl and an implausibility of wildebeest.
As we drove through the water there were a family of terrapins.
We did a little detour to the river as the rangers had been told of the presence of a lioness and her two cubs. We saw her disappearing along the river bed with her two energetic cubs following. We carried on venturing into the wilderness and saw a bark spider that eats her web to replace the nutrients she needs. A bit further on we passed the sausage tree that provided great hilarity amongst the team.
Next we stopped to have a tea break and took in the scenery where wedding ceremonies are held under an impressive fig tree. The sound of baboons echoed as we warmed up with hot drinks and chocolate muffins and rusks - not Farley’s!
Moving on we found ourselves looking at a beautiful eland gazing at us for a few minutes. We saw another tower of giraffes a couple mongoose and then came across a troop of mischievous, playful vervet monkeys eating berries. Nestling in the savannah we spied a black jackal that posed for a photo before nimbly running into the bush. Opposite perched in a tree was an eagle searching the surroundings for prey.
On our way home to the lodge we saw a group of wart hogs, another dazzle of zebras, wildebeest, and giraffes.
Once we had got back to the lodge some of us had a last minute swim before breakfast and headed out.
Little did we know that we were going to be treated to an elephant interaction with Rambo and Rachel. This was a once in a lifetime experience.
We drove up a dusty, rural road to see Ghost Mountain. The views from here were indescribable. We took pictures which will not do the view justice. It was breathtaking to see such lush vegetation which is very unusual. (See pics.)
We stopped to see the Jasini Dam and see what an enormous structure this is before heading home on a bone jarring road. As always Nkosie navigated his way through pot holes, goats dogs and parts of the road that had been washed away.
What a memorable day to add to all the others.Читать далее