Tuesday, 07 June 2022
It was absolutely freezing when I got up at 7:30 this morning. Yesterday we bought a small fan heater from Spar in Colchester and I put it on immediately. What a difference this makes to getting up in the cold caravan!
After a shower and a warming cup of coffee, we set off at 8:30. The skies were blue and cloudless and there was no wind so it warmed up quite quickly. Our first stop was Domkrag Dam and then we did the Gorah Loop to Carol’s Rest Waterhole and then back to camp.


It is amazing to see all the animals scattered across the veld. Elephants, kudu, zebra, and red-hartebeest can be seen all together decorating the landscape.








We were thrilled today to see two different sightings of suricates. What cute little creatures they are – always alert and on the lookout for danger. They all look in different directions and then if there is danger they pop right back into their holes or if they need to go someplace else they race off all at the same time. We also saw a few yellow mongooses who are more fluffy and less hyperactive than the suricates.







Back at camp, the Earl cooked us a delicious breakfast and the birds came to visit. The red-winged starlings were the cheekiest chasing all competitors away. Even the pied starlings gave way to them. It was lovely to have the Karoo thrush, Karoo Scrub-robin, southern boubou and black-headed oriole pop in to say hi too.



By midday, the temperature had risen to 28 degrees C and our jerseys and jackets were discarded until much later in the evening. We went out at 3 pm and enjoyed some more lovely sightings.














Sitting outdoors this evening was very pleasant. It was a perfect, still evening and although we wore jackets it was the best evening we have had so far. I cooked a chicken and vegetable casserole in the Remosca Pot and Jim and Maureen joined us.
I love how you describe the wildlife as “decorating the landscape” because that is just so true!
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Yes, it is indeed, Dries. Here in Addo it is wonderful to see all the game spreading themselves across the veld.
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Beautiful zebra photographs!
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Thank you Anne. The zebra are on top form here
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Sounds another fabulous day.. The animals all look pretty healthy. Your chicken sounds delicious sure u had a great meal. Enjoy your time there.
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