MUNSON & KINGSBURY MAMMAL TOURS SCORE AGAIN
I seem to have lost the note that I spent an hour writing this afternoon so here goes again.
Duma Tau is one of only three small camps situated in this enormous private Concession that borders Chobe National Park. There are many varied habitats within this area, marshes, waterways, riverine forests, dry woodlands and grasslands.
We were up at 5:30 and on the road at 6:30. We birdied along the marshy areas adding new species to our lists. We were on the search for the lion that we saw last evening. We found a Cape Buffalo carcass - not a pretty sight- that lions had brought down the night before but despite a good look around the area did not see them. They must have been near because there was still a lot of meat left.
After tea and pee, we started back to the lodge for brunch (what we would call lunch). Rogers announced that we should not expect to see very much wildlife as we were driving through the dry mopane forest. With that, he turned a corner and there was a leopard sitting in a tree right next to the road. We watched as it climbed down the tree and sauntered lazily through through the underbrush until we lost sight of it, This is our fourth leopard sighting of the trip, not a Rockjumper record but getting up there. We still have over a week left so there is still time. As we continued, we added another new mammal to our list - a family group of Common Dwarf Mongoose. Then we saw zebra, giraffe, and a large herd of elephants, There might have been a bird or two as well. I teased Rogers saying: I thought you said we wouldn't see anything on the way back.
We were late returning from lunch but we blamed it on the leopard. Lunch was delicious - a selection of salads. We could have had something from the grill but chose not to. It was getting extremely hot by this time. At lunch we watched as a herd of elephant including young ones swam across the lagoon. Their trunks reminded me of periscopes or snorkelling masks. Another amazing sight - I didn't know that elephants could swim - fly maybe but not swim.
Then it was back for some kikoi time, a long nap and updating the blog (which mysteriously disappeared from my IPad). It is amazing how much the kikoi cloth cools you down. I had to turn off my fan! The temperature reached at least 40 degrees Celsius yesterday and it was about the same this day. I nap with it on and only awaken when it dries. The nights are pleasantly cool.
I seem to have lost the note that I spent an hour writing this afternoon so here goes again.
Duma Tau is one of only three small camps situated in this enormous private Concession that borders Chobe National Park. There are many varied habitats within this area, marshes, waterways, riverine forests, dry woodlands and grasslands.
We were up at 5:30 and on the road at 6:30. We birdied along the marshy areas adding new species to our lists. We were on the search for the lion that we saw last evening. We found a Cape Buffalo carcass - not a pretty sight- that lions had brought down the night before but despite a good look around the area did not see them. They must have been near because there was still a lot of meat left.
After tea and pee, we started back to the lodge for brunch (what we would call lunch). Rogers announced that we should not expect to see very much wildlife as we were driving through the dry mopane forest. With that, he turned a corner and there was a leopard sitting in a tree right next to the road. We watched as it climbed down the tree and sauntered lazily through through the underbrush until we lost sight of it, This is our fourth leopard sighting of the trip, not a Rockjumper record but getting up there. We still have over a week left so there is still time. As we continued, we added another new mammal to our list - a family group of Common Dwarf Mongoose. Then we saw zebra, giraffe, and a large herd of elephants, There might have been a bird or two as well. I teased Rogers saying: I thought you said we wouldn't see anything on the way back.
We were late returning from lunch but we blamed it on the leopard. Lunch was delicious - a selection of salads. We could have had something from the grill but chose not to. It was getting extremely hot by this time. At lunch we watched as a herd of elephant including young ones swam across the lagoon. Their trunks reminded me of periscopes or snorkelling masks. Another amazing sight - I didn't know that elephants could swim - fly maybe but not swim.
Then it was back for some kikoi time, a long nap and updating the blog (which mysteriously disappeared from my IPad). It is amazing how much the kikoi cloth cools you down. I had to turn off my fan! The temperature reached at least 40 degrees Celsius yesterday and it was about the same this day. I nap with it on and only awaken when it dries. The nights are pleasantly cool.
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