The walk continues

As we walked deeper into the jungle, Laxman pointed out many different bird species. By the water's edge, we saw spotted deer. We watched more working elephants being ridden back to their stables carrying huge loads of vines. We settled down by the water to wait in the hope of seeing rhinos. Unfortunately, the peace was shattered by several groups of Chinese tourists who were quite loud. Laxman was particularly annoyed because many of them were wearing white. This would likely stop any rhino coming within 100 metres. Laxman berated the other guides for not advising their clients on what to wear. I think they had tried, but the guests had chosen to ignore them!

In the end, we did see one huge male rhino. I could see him clearly through Laxman's binoculars, but he didn't come close enough for me to get a photo. It's on occasions like this that I miss having my big camera and long lens with me, but it's just so heavy to carry and for most situations, my phone is perfectly fine.

Even though we didn't see many animals, I really enjoyed being out in nature. We ended our walk at a viewpoint where we could see several large crocodiles. We had to wait there for the four guests who were doing the activities today that I will be doing tomorrow. When they finished their jeep safari, they came to the meeting point. They were two friends, one from Ireland and one from Canada, and a couple from the US. They had seen a rhino close up when it crossed the road in front of their vehicle. We chatted as we walked back to the hotel.Read more