We stopped off at Zebula yesterday because we left home early and couldn't check in here till 15h00. It's only a few minutes away. Took Ed & George to see our house at Zebula and temporarily used the fridge and freezer. Both youngsters have their provisional licences so Ed (who has had 5 lessons) drove us along the sand roads from the house to Python Dam for a spot of, you guessed correctly, fishing.
They didn't catch anything but we passed a couple of hours and George had his first stab at driving - which went excellently.
Received a great email from Jen whilst relaxing.
Ed then drove us again up past our blue gum picnic area - we saw Zebra, Wildebeest , Hartebeest and Gemsbok.
I took over on the busy dirt road to the main lodge and we arrived just in time to see Mike and Conrad chipping to the 18th hole.
We checked out the caged tigers, snakes, crocs, caracals and mongoose and found that the wonderful bird aviary had been totally emptied and the birds all sold. Don't know why.
Drove to Mabula and checked in but still too early to get the key so walked in search of the klipspringer and dassies and had some more Kodak moments. Having trouble uploading photos again although the signal here is better than at home.
Love the moment in the drive from the main Mabula hotel to Modjadji camp when you come over the top of the hill and see the plain and distant hills ahead. That's when I arrive at my favorite place.
Mike arrived soon afterwards, then Peter straight from work and finally Laura and Mark. Didn't see Ed and George again - they had their shirts off and were boisterously running around, checking out the game and scrambling around the bush.
Sat around a roaring campfire in the bouma after supper and were visited by bush pigs.
All was well with the world!
This morning Graham and Myriam drove over from Zebula and Myriam joined us for a game drive. Almost immediately we came across a Secretary Bird strutting across the plain.
We were lucky to see all of the elephants in an open area on their way to Charles Glass Dam. They were clustered together and one of the larger ones had it's trunk on a smaller elephant.
Good viewing, followed by sightings of red crested korhaan, hippos out of the water,
3 rhino and a group of male buffalo.
Peter and I are now chilling at the house whilst everyone has gone up to the pool area. George and Edward have taken the tennis racquets - I think they're trying to get some practice in before Mike and I challenge them.
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