Early start on Tuesday morning as we
drove back into the Park – this time via the Paul Kruger gate – and took three
hours to cover the road down to the Berg en Dal rest camp which is less than 80km. Bright sunshine the whole way
and temperatures pushing 30C. That's more like it!
Due to the time and temperature, we had
not expected to see much along the way but the elephants delayed us for some
time as a large herd took their time to meander along the road ahead of us. It
always feels quite special to spend time with them and I can happily sit and
enjoy their company for ages.
Then we came on a mixed group of Zebra,
Wildebeest and Impala with a Zebra stallion claiming the centre of the road as
his own. Have just learned that the collective name for a group of Zebra is a
Dazzle which seems appropriate to me.
Again we sat for a long time watching them as other travellers tried to weave
their way through the animals. Throughout it all, the stallion maintained his
position of dominance in the middle of the road- forcing the cars to take to
the verges.
Since no one has volunteered an answer to
my question about the second largest gorge in the world (Fish River Canyon in
Namibia), can anyone tell me which side of the Zebra has the most stripes?
By the time we got to the camp we were
ready for a cooling beverage. Very pleasant accomodation looking out over the
perimeter fence – probably the best we have had in the National Park – pity
that the staff here are probably the least friendly we have met in our travels
so far,
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