This is different (to put it mildly).
The tent is gorgeous. We have our own bathroom. An outside shower. The tent is on the river bank. The cooing birds are chirping away in the background. We were greeted by beautifully dressed attendants. Needless to say with 6 weeks travel and only carry on luggage I am WAY underdressed. Of course the food is much better than in Kruger. The guides are also far more engaged. Doug told our guide he wanted to see wild dog. There are only 120 in Kruger, a very large park. Well our guide can imitate animal sounds. He made the call of an impala in final death throes and lo and behold wild dog arrived, and a big pack of them along with some hyena. We then followed the pack on its hunt for an impala for breakfast. The dogs made their kill and blood was visible on their necks. The safari ritual includes drinks and snacks, so dog kill be damned we stopped for tea. Chasing the dogs through tall grass at speeds was both scary and fun. At one point we came over an embankment and it was so steep I suspected we were in trouble.
With two safaris a day there is a lot of downtime. It is too hot midday to do much. Most people here are millennials pining to escape their daily intense working rituals. We are pining for exercise. We eat, are driven around on safari, sit and sleep.
Baboons live outside our tents. They do not want us walking alone down the paths. Last night the baboons were screaming terrorizing sounds. A nearby lion chimed in at one point. It was disconcerting. We were told not to leave our locked rooms at night ( the same as in Capetown and Port Elizabeth). At least here it would be wild animals attacking.
Elephants, giraffe, zebras, impalas, monkeys, are in abundance here. We see them a lot. The big 5 are less common but we do see them.
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