Lions, Giraffes and Gorillas Oh My

[love_the_life]

Could not agree more @JohnM ..... trawling for award seats like a crazed weasel for the week after the RSA school holidays next Oct.

On the other hand, we just pay the airfare. Much less stress.

 

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Some meals at Sabora and the afternoon tea before heading out on a game drive

 

[Denali]

Im currently watching Amazing Hotels-Giraffe Manor on Fox and telling hubby about your trip report

 

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We watched lionesses getting ready to hunt. It was a bit early for them but it was decidedly creepy seeing the expanse of grass and large numbers of ears peeking out and all eyes watching a herd of wildebeest. This photo gives some idea - there were around 14 sets of ears

 

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some of the small things you come across - a random tortoise slowly making its way

 

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On our last evening at Sabora Jeremiah spotted what looked like a leopard in a tree. We had to go quite a way round a drainage ditch to get to it but were rewarded with two young leopards in a tree -brother and sister. Jermiah said they were old enough to hunt without their mother, so we settled down to wait.

 

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They became increasingly active so we thought Mum was returning, or they were thinking of hunting

 

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But no - out of nowhere a lioness popped up - no chance of them moving so we went to watch her instead

 

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She had quite a bad cut on her shoulder, which Jeremiah said she wouldn't be able to reach to clean, so it might go septic. After watching her for an hour or so while she posed for us, she went off to hide, so we went home. for dinner

 

[Straubs]

This trip is absolutely amazing - I am just in awe. That last photo of the cheetah needs to be framed.

 

[Flying mermaid]

This trip is absolutely amazing - I am just in awe. That last photo of the cheetah needs to be framed.

Leopard - you need to know your spots . Cheetahs still to come - they are my favourites!

Ps - the Leopard eyes are just magic aren’t they!

 

[Straubs]

Oops! yes, I do. Was too mesmerised to get it right

 

[Flying mermaid]

On the other hand, we just pay the airfare. Much less stress.

we’ve never booked an international award for ourselves, although I have done it for the kids and friends. However we have a heap of points burning a hole in our pockets and I noticed there are a lot of J awards to Fiji next August - Fiji in August sounds better than Canberra - right?

 

[love_the_life]

Leopard - you need to know your spots . Cheetahs still to come - they are my favourites!

Ps - the Leopard eyes are just magic aren’t they!

Leopards beat cheetahs for me, though only just.

 

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Leopards beat cheetahs for me, though only just.

Cheetahs are so elegant and such good mothers. Everyone bullies them, even the vultures and hyenas, so I have to be on their side

 

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We were quite sad to leave my favoutite camp, but it was time to move to my favourite manor - Sasakwa. We had a sleep in, breakfast and then a slow drive lookin at bits and pieces. Jeremiah suggested stopping at the dam,

There was the very sad sight of a badly mauled Hyena. I don't think he had long to go and was just lying in the water looking very exhausted

 

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With the migration on the property and the land very dry, the dam was a popular spot. Zebras are so noisy - mad barking all the time as they tried to keep their families together.

 

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That night we went looking for Cheetah but failed. Hyena were having a good time with all the left overs and we did see a Genet as well - very dark unfortunately

 

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The next morning Jeremiah heard about a Cheetah on the radio and we went racing off to find it.

 

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Finally a Cheetah. She looked very interested in hunting, but after following her for an hour, she settled down to sleep under a bush