6th Biyamiti to Lower Sabie continued
The weather had cleared completely for the first time and it was boiling hot and it started to get rather frustrating at the leopard sighting as it was a difficult visual and some of the clueless started to block the road all over, so I started up and we ducked back up the S65 towards the S1.
The leopard we had seen halfway down the S65 was nowhere to be found, but his kill was still in the tree, so we knew he would return later, however we were all hungry now, so I didn’t hang around.
Just before the S1 joins the H11 we found more cars and another leopard parking off in the shade, but there was a gang and it could have been the same leopard we had seen earlier that had just moved closer to the road as it was in a similar area
, so we snapped 2 or 3 pics and moved on to the golf club.
I was in a jubilant mood once in the club as I always hunt for leopard and after the useless start to the day we were now sitting on 4 or 5 different leopard and 5 or 6 leopard sightings, so I went straight to the bar and downed a beer while the Cow scowled on.
We ordered 5 plates of hot chips and the cricket was on, so I positioned myself and sucked a few more beers after bumming cash from the Cow.
The vervets pulled in and one took an interest in the golf cart, but I unfortunately took the pic too late as it had already let go of the steering.
We parked off until nearly 2pm before heading down the H4-1 to Lower Sabie. The locals were around and the odd lioness popped up in the riverbed, but we didn’t stop as the road was very busy and even kudu were causing roadblocks, so we just ducked past each time without stopping or taking pics.
After booking in the rats immediately went for a swim while the Cow and I parked off on our camping chairs. A few minutes later a strange noise started behind our unit, so the Cow and I went to investigate and much to our surprise it was a trumpeter hornbill howling. I packed up laughing because it sounded as if it was laughing at us, but the Cow roared around with the camera.
At around 5pm the rats were still at the pool, so I started getting excited as I wanted to drive up to the causeway and back because the local leopard on the causeway hangs out in a particular spot when it’s warm, therefore the Cow went to call them, but soon returned
“They are going to stay and are with a bunch of young people”
I hit a wobble as this was something new and anything new doesn’t fit well with me
“So what now!”
“Let’s go, they are all in a big group chatting and will be ok”
I wasn’t comfortable at all so issued instructions and warnings before the Cow and I left on our own which was a first in Kruger.
We stopped at Sunset Dam first as the October weather we have experienced over the years had arrived, so the Cow wanted a temperature pic.
Next up were some ellies crossing just before the causeway which caused the Cow some stress.
We slowed on the causeway in the leopard spot and he was lying, no jokes, 5m from where we have seen him a few times.
I turned around to get in a better position and in that short time he disappeared which blew my mind, but I was secretly still stressing about the rats alone in camp, so we ducked back without stopping again.
I rubbed it in with the rats that we had scored the 6th leopard sighting for the day, which gave them all a mild pelican, but I knew they would think twice about skipping out on a drive again.
Later that evening while sitting around the fire a “torch gang” arrived and they were shining up into the trees which I thought was a waste of time in Lower Sabie, but much to my surprise a bush baby appeared, which was a first for us in Lower Sabie camp, so I started flapping for a pic, but instantly got a foot full of thorns, therefore in panic tried to fit my size 10 feet into the Cow’s shoes without breaking them, but I looked more like an elephant in high heels much to the embarrassment of the rats and the darn bush baby was seriously energetic, so I gave up.
Just before we crashed the odd hyena beggar came cruising past and I managed a pic of one.
To be continued
and if I include it all then the TT will run for a year 
Yes, cool to see a trumpeter in camp 
