Sunset Cruise on the Crocodile River

After we came back from the workshop, we entered a boat to cruise along the Crocodile River. Disappointingly, there were no crocs inside the river. However, we saw a lot of cool animals along that river that wasn't there in the last millennium. The dam was built in 2001 and flooded not only all the trees there (some of them are still standing) but also a house which roof you can still see today.
Obviously, we spotted Zebras and Impalas standing in herds at the side, grazing. But the excitement was huge as we sighted four rhinos across the river. One of them fought another one off. Rhinos are one of the Big 5: Lions, Elephants, Leopards, Buffalos and Rhinos. They've been chosen as the Big 5 when they were still hunted as a game (therefore the name Game Reserves). These five species were the most dangerous to hunt for and therefore "big".
Not long after the rhinos, we saw a (poor) replacement for a croc: An "alligator". Zooming in on my photo now, I don't think at all that this was an alligator. It's some reptile, but I don't know which kind. However, Idky but I am fascinated of reptiles and just glad I could see one today.
The next "Hooray" came when someone spotted a hippo. But I've not only seen the hippo but some monkeys in the background as well. They camouflaged perfectly fine into the background.
We also saw lots of Weaver Birds that brought Angelika to tears as she is a hobby ornithologist. The males build nests and if the female doesn't like it, they will tear it down and the male has to start again. There are also snake-neck-birds that look exactly like their name would suggest it.
We finally made our way back and went for a proper dinner at the Dam. I've got a vegetarian wrap and a strawberry milkshake but couldn't take a picture as it was too dark already.
We talked a lot about the upcoming week in SA and asked a tone of questions until we were all so tired we wanted to go sleep. It wasn't even 8.30pm, but the long flight plus all of these new experiences, we're tiring. So, I went into my own Lodge bungalow and went into Dream Wonderland.Read more