Arrived at Letaba
on Monday 28 August, we managed to get a great site, the same one we were on
last time we were at Letaba. We put up the full tent as Ann and Carole joined
us for 3 nights. On Tuesday we went shopping for supplies in Phalaborwa.
Wednesday
we went on the S47 to Mingerhout dam and found a pride of 12 Lions in the river
bed.
Thursday we
went along the S48 Tsendze Loop towards Mooiplaas for brunch. We had great
sightings of Buffalo and Leopard.
We popped
into Tzendze rustic camp to see Rodger and Selina, they took us around showing
us the Scops owls and also the Barred Owl around camp. What wonderful people
who run a great camp. Rodger signed Ann’s passport for young Luke.
On the way
back to Letaba we found another huge male Leopard about 6 km from Letaba on the
H9.
Then the
highlight of the trip so far, a pack of Wild Dog, it was 10 minutes before gate
closing so we had to take as many photos as possible with flash as the light
was fading fast. Nearly 60 days in Kruger to see our first dogs, what a privilege.
Giraffe with growths all over its body, very unusual, would be interesting to hear what the experts say.
African wild cat at our camp site.
New site at Letaba
Lions on the S47 in the riverbed.
Leopard in tree near Tsendze
new on our trip list Tessebe
black shouldered kite hovering above a potential prey
The biggest herd of Elephant seen so far
Buffalo at a waterhole north of Letaba
This is supposed to be a Grysbok The black markings are unusual
