Africa Wild

Peter Betts wrote: ↑Fri Oct 19, 2018 12:03 pm Must go for a day trip soon ...but 07h00 enter time in Summer is ridiculous with the light ..Kruger its 05h30 for day visitors in Summer = same organisation

Best camp for a night. They have started opening the gates for overnight visitors at 5:30am in the summer

Hapoor is a wonderful place for watching the elephants and all their antics

Great video

The ellies sure had fun!!

Lovely stuff, Peej!

That first ellie pic is astoundingly well-composed!

The bathing ellies are simply too brilliant, PJL - Amazing shots

Thanks everyone

With the day hotting up nicely we took a route up to the main camp and decided to braai there instead of Jacks. With the fire going and feeling very relaxed this bushbuck popped into the open nearby





It was also a good chance to photograph some of the colourful flowers that have been covering the park





Once we had finished eating a weaver came along to check for any leftovers



The rest of the drive south was rather quiet with most animals avoiding the head of the day. The lions were flat out and barely visible, but when we got down to Lismore there was a one-horned buffalo enjoying a mud bath



After a good scratch he went to drink and amazingly an elephant came in and tolerated him being there...





Normally the ellies will chase a single buffalo away from water very quickly, but this one wasn't in the mood for a major clash. After a while the elephant decided it was time for the buffalo to move on and gently splashed him a few times until he got the message

Lovely flowers and a sweet bushbuck

Too hot for chasing buffalos

Lovely flowers! I like the warthog getting into the shot with the ellie and the buff!

Nice braai area, Peej! What is Jacks?

Love the mudlovers fiesta!

Awesome flower shots

And a great three in one pic

The buff taking his mud bath looks like he's singing

Plus a very relaxed bushbuck - fantastic