Richprins' Escapades to Marloth

[Richprins]

The cage only needs to start higher around the leaves!

[Lisbeth]

That's what I thought, but it looks a bit wobbly

[Pumbaa]

Love all the flowers / bushes in bloom - Lookes always so lovely

[Richprins]

We returned on the last day of September for our final 2022 trip...but all did not go according to plan...

Anyway, we took the Croc River Estates road, this is a picturesque old highway that goes parallel with the N4, we were looking to miss roadworks! It comes out just before the Mara turnoff, and the Lowveld's rich Old Money Families live here...

And soon a fire was on the go!

Perchance Mireille phoned:

Triiing triiing...

RP: "Heloooooo! "

Mi: "Hellooo! Where are you? Is there quiz on Monday?"

RP: "No...we are in Marloth!"

Mi: "What??? You know it is 43 degrees there on Sunday?"

RP: "..........."



And so began The Great Anxiety...you may have gathered I am not a fan of the heat...



Anyway, a total first...I thought these mongooses were both terrestrial and diurnal, but apparently they climb around at night if there is free food?

I did not sleep a wink that night...we were actually due to go to Kruger the Sunday, even worse! I made plans to leave the aircon on in the house all day while we were gone, but one can only try so far!

43 degrees


43 degrees


43 degrees

[Richprins]

Next day, the Saturday, was still nice, and we went for A Walk!

It is deathly dry at that time of year, before the rains.

43 degrees, 43 degrees...


This presumable small cockroach of some kind?

43 degrees, 43 degrees...


It is always green at the river, and the Croc was not that empty, it had been a rainy 2022 earlier!

43 degrees...


This permanently green thorn tree, wonder if it is a Green Thorn?

43 degrees...

[Pumbaa]

43 degrees I meanwhile also know how that felt

Luckily it is still green around the river

[nan]

a new TT... even with 43° I will love it

[Lisbeth]

In Marloth animals do things that they do not do elsewhere

RP, you live in the wrong place, you should know that Africa is not for sissies

[Richprins]

Ja!

Back at camp we flung ourselves down for the anticipated

RP: You know, dwarf old chap...click..."

RP: "We've known each other a very long time...click..."

Dw: "Ok, we can go home early tomorrow morning as it is 43 degrees... "


And RP was a very happy chap!

Some afternoon visitors:

[Richprins]

Something not often seen, a hadeda (Shy version)

And only my second-ever amphibian there next to the pool!

A special treat indeed that night, these Greater Bushbabies don't give a hoot if there are people or not, and make absolute pigs of themselves!

Eyes reflecting!

And next morning we dutifully went back to a merciful 39 degree Nelspruit!


END OF 2022 SEASON