We have had a great time with really good sightings, the highlight was seeing the Cape Clawless Otters, the downside has been the effects of the serious drought and the ongoing slaughter of our precious Rhino. Also the loss and suffering of the hippo population, it is terrible watching these huge animals slowly starve to death.
Also disturbing is the lawlessness currently in the park, speeding, road kills, driving after gate closing or at night, congestion at predator sightings and road rage, aggravated by the use of mobile apps. I hope Sanparks reads this and does something about it. I intend to send off some emails and hope you will do the same to support this and hope to clean up Kruger.
Another concern is the devastation caused by over grazing and destruction of the trees in Kruger by Elephants, there are just to many elephants in Kruger, way beyond the carrying capacity of the park, something needs to be done urgently, tough decisions need to be made to protect the long term prospects of the other species.
There have been over 2700 page views on our blog from 14 different countries, I hope you have enjoyed the blog as much as we have, thanks for watching, watch out for next years blog and itinerary.
Till next time
Andrew and Lettie.
Some Photos of our latest sightings
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| Sunrise over the Sabie River on our last morning |
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| Help identify the new species on Sunset dam |
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| Oxpeckers on Buffalo |
Our last afternoon sun downers were spent at Sunset dam. The Croc came quite close to where we were stopped. The Egyptian geese gave us a farewell serenade.
Braai on the last evening after watching the Rugby, good tough win for the Boks against Ireland.
I burnt up all the Wood and Charcoal. Nice and warm camp fire to see us off. This morning was the coldest it has been since we arrived 7 degrees C. Only the awning to roll up and off we go.
Have a safe trip home. I have been reading your Blog for the last few years and always look forward to it every year!
ReplyDeleteRegards
Angie