An evening by the waterhole

Back on site, we had missed the sunset, but we still had time to go to the waterhole before dinner. There was a huge bull elephant and a couple of springbok by the water. We watched them as the last of the day’s light faded.

For dinner, Henry had prepared chick pea and potato soup followed by savoury mince with peas which he served with rice and vegetables – not my favourite meal, but still good. After dinner, Mark was on washing up duty, so I went back to the waterhole with the camera. He joined me when he’d finished. The park put spotlights on so that visitors can watch the animals, but it is not light enough for good photography. We took some shots – I’ll see how they turn out when I get them on the laptop.

The bull elephant was still by the waterhole after dinner. He was joined by a black rhino and then three more elephants. Later, a female black rhino and her baby appeared. We also saw a number of white rhino. It was fascinating to watch these animals as they drank and interacted by the water.Read more