Flavour of the Month: October / November 2017 - S50 Kanniedood Dam Road - Shingwedzi-Mopani Dirt Road

[okie]

Always something on this road especially late afternoon just before gate closing time
And ellies sometimes like to play games , like the time that one held us " hostage " and would not allow us to pass Everytime we approached , he stepped into the road , and we had to back up , while he continued to graze and munch grass , but all the time keeping a watch on us with a " wooden " eye

[RobertT]

Had them this time too, I had to drive around the loop road.

[nan]

African Python again

I'm not sure if that is a Python, looks more like a Cobra to me.

I must say, I really enjoy this road!

T'as certainement raison... mais peu importe ce que c'est... c'est un serpent et puis voilà

[Alf]

We have seen this poor elephant with a very short trunk. We felt so sorry for him.

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Some places we found the bush very thick and you get surprised by something large right next to you

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Then you get these short routes where you drive back to the river and we were lucky to see these

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At the same lookout point we saw this rock

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Not sure if someone placed that rock there or made the markings right there.

[Lisbeth]

Poor ellie In order to drink he needs high water

[Flutterby]

Poor ellie.

Joep Stevens made this comment on FB about that stone marker:

Bransby Aston Key was appointed to National Park Board of Trustees as Wildlife Protection Society Representative until his untimely death on 3 April 1949 aged 42 years. The Key family frequently visited Shingwedzi and in 1956 the Wildlife Protection Society (today Wesa) a cottage bearing his name was opened. It is still in use today in A-circie of the camp.

[Lisbeth]

[Alf]

Poor ellie.

Joep Stevens made this comment on FB about that stone marker:

Bransby Aston Key was appointed to National Park Board of Trustees as Wildlife Protection Society Representative until his untimely death on 3 April 1949 aged 42 years. The Key family frequently visited Shingwedzi and in 1956 the Wildlife Protection Society (today Wesa) a cottage bearing his name was opened. It is still in use today in A-circie of the camp.

Thanks Flutts.

I think Mrs. Alf took a photo of that hut with the name on it...... must check

[Alf]

Found it

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[Flutterby]