Bush Camp Day 2

Sunday was a mostly cloudy day, but we were still out on our morning game drive at 6:30. This is the first thing we saw as we drove off the property.

We caught up mom a few minutes later not too far away.

We saw her and the kids later on. Mom was feeding on a female impala she had killed the day before. Jeffrey told us that mom will always eat first as if she brings the kids over, they will fight her for the food. After she was done eating, she kicked dirt on the impala to hide the smell from other animals. Then she come out from under the tree where she had been eating and called the kids. One came over right away, but we didn’t see the second one.

As we were roaming around, we found a few new animals.

Here is only 1 of 2 giraffes I’ve seen. This one had a limp when she walked. Jeffrey said it was probably a thorn or rock in her hoof. Someone asked if the game wardens would tend to her, and he said that they don’t interfere and let nature take its course.

This is the only monkey I’ve seen in 3 days. I thought they’d be hanging from every tree.

There are tons of different kinds of birds but they’re hard to catch on film as they tend to fly away when they hear the jeep.

We found this group of 5 rhinos resting. The horns are removed by park staff to protect the rhinos from poachers. Africa loses 600 rhino a year. The horns may grow back but when they get long enough to attract poachers, they’re cut off again.

This Mom and baby elephant were part of a good size herd; maybe 15 elephants.

The sunset yesterday was beautiful.

Our afternoon drinks were different yesterday. Instead of a bar set up on the jeep, all three groups gathered for a small BBQ, bar and a campfire. Unfortunately, those pictures are on my phone which I am having trouble with. I can’t get the charging cord to connect to the phone so I can neither charge the phone nor connect it to the computer to get the photos. The pictures didn’t have time to upload to google photos, so for now, they are trapped on my phone. Dale, the camp’s owner, has the phone. He’s going to ask one of the guys to see if there’s any dirt in the place where I hook the cord. If not, he’s going into “town” today so he said he’d see if he could find a wireless charger for me. I have 2 at home but never travel with them as they are bulky. Worse case, I should be able to get something in Victoria Falls.

So, that’s all for now. Take care everyone and I’ll post again from Vic Falls.