Nevertheless we had a more than amusing time to watch all the elephants that come
and either took a bath or simply drank until finally they again disappeared in the bush again.
Time for us to continue as we were also meanwhile a bit tired from being on the road the whole day so far and from the heat so we were not that disappointed that it was quiet the rest of the drive but we spotted grey herons in the distance noticed the many magnificent and large trees along that road,
a beautiful waterbuck
and more wood hoopoes had to be captured
until we after paid a short visit at the causeway and finally entered the camp via the back entrance. Check in had been done in no minute and B70 was the home for our last two days in the park – We stayed in that unit already two years ago and I had requested for that one again and gladly we got it.
For sure we did not leave the camp for an evening drive as we simply had enough and were in fact not in the mood to braai so we paid a visit to the restaurant and had a more than delicious dinner there. Not much people around so we nearly had the restaurant to ourselves but the foods was great.
When we walked back to our unit it was still unbearable outside with no wind blowing but with the air condition and the fan on it was at least in the bungalow bearable.
Saturday, 27. February 2016 – Shingwedzi
Explored roads: H1-6 – S101 – S52 – S55 – S135 – H1-7 – S57 - S56
That night we both slept not very well as it was either too hot when we switched the air condition off or to cold when same was on and somehow already early in the morning a bat who must have made it into our unit kicked up a fuzz and we only could continue our sleep until we made the light on the verdanah on, in our unit we switched same off, opened the sliding door and same gladly did what we wanted from same and left our unit voluntarily.
Meanwhile it also cooled down outside extremely so we opened the window and with the cooler breeze and the bat outside we continued a bit our interrupted sleep.
The weather had the same colour as our mood on our last full day as same was dark and wet and on top it was more than quiet on the roads. In the bad light we noticed a tawny eagle, a couple of double banded sandgrouse were running around
and a grey heron was on the look out.
Unfortunately since Red Rocks no sign of any fur or feathers, really nothing – At Red Rocks we left the car and could realize from above a hammerkop, a crocodile and another black crowned night heron
and for sure we enjoyed the view onto the rocks and down to the pond. Whilst we carried on European bee eaters crossed our path
as well as a nicely posing red-billed hornbill
