NOTE: 22/1/2011 FLOODS NEWS PER BBC NOT AFFECTED US – RAIN FORECAST BUT SHOULD BE OK IN OUR AREA.
Life gets more amazing by the hour – after the excitement of the walk in the Park (read open bushland with wildlife around every blade of grass) on our ownsome, we went on a 3 hour night safari, with a Zulu guide, who could spot and ID animals by their eyes (we had 2 huge lamps as well as headlights) half a mile away.
We met fighting buffalos, 5 types of deer/antelope, several gorgeous chamaeleons, including this baby one (the only photos you can get in the dark!)
bush pig, bush babies in the trees and various night birds. And all down rough, grassy, disappearing tracks in the middle of nowhere (well, I guess he knew) under the full moon and stars (which he also knew). Has to be one of the major highlights of this trip and many other trips.
And thank goodness for DEET is all I can say.
On Saturday we followed the Moody family suggestion and did the hippo and croc cruise. Some of their piccies were much better, but think we managed most of the important ones. Hippos, crocs, fish eagle, giant kingfisher, pied kingfishers and other wetland birds. Later on on the way to our meal, a family of mongoose crossed the road as well as the ubiquitous monkeys.
And finally for our last night at St Lucia, Graham found his perfect bar, watching United win 5-0, ice cold beer in hand, whilst looking out of the window (dark specs) at hippos and other wildlife on the river! Bliss!
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