28 Lazy Days (1) iMfolozi & Hluhluwe*

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=O: =O: =O: Yip, here is the other one 0'

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Back to Mpila camp, on the way a family of zebra with a little one in the fading light

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Eventually a less kitchy view for an after-sundowner stop

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Camp routine: Braai at the end of the day.

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Day 4 - Mpila

3/28 days already done and day 4 is a very slow one. We went from picnic spot to view point to hide to view point to picnic spot ... you get my drift :O^

The day started with coffee at the closest view point.

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And we were driving around and found some birdies and other bush dwellers

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Crested Barbet was posing for another photo

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Then a silhouette of a Long-crested Eagle, also a visitor to the northern section

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A Brown Snake Eagle with the sun in front :-0

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Red-headed Tawny, they are quite common there \O

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And an Oxpecker perched on a pretty zebra ;-)

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Day 4

We left the pretty zebra and found more rhinos

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Towards lunch time a Secretary on patrol

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and two pretty zebra on the main road

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We had our lunch picnic in the "backyard" of an entrance gate, there is a table with bench in the shade :-) and not crowded at all.


Things went a bit hectic when the lady on gate duty was running out of her gate office because of

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a harmless Spotted Bushsnake X#X


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Day 4

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Masinda viewpoint

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And for sundowners back to where we started the day, no 17

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End of Day 4

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Even the petrol station makes up for some kitch :-0

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O:V O:V O:V


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Would love to see your kitsch sunrises and sunsets, Lis :-0

Bring them on O:V 0()


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Day 5

Next morning we leave Mpila and go for Mphafa hide in the western part (where Bushcraft usually finds a lion). The hide is at the top of a rocky cliff that overlooks a waterhole. Quite idyllic, but often crowded :O^

Van Balen's Aloe on the rocks

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The tame Mocking Cliff-chat came closer :-)

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And down in the dry riverbed some antelope approached the pool

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Cute little one :-0

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We left the hide soon to the other tourists who probably were to spend the whole day there equipped with books, knitting stuff and the like =O:

Nix wie weg O**

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Day 5 - towards Hilltop

This bunch was well behaved and willing to pose :-0

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A last vista from the low level bridge, this time with hyena having some fun.
I think they don't scavenge or hunt as they are fed by camp guests and have all the time to relax ;-)

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We are on our way to the Hluhluwe section and will travel all the way through the reserve ;-)

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Day 5 Hluhluwe

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On our way up towards Hilltop camp we found some birdies at the other bridge crossing the Hlhluwe River

Green-backed Heron

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and a pair of Hamerkop

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Some nice vistas along the way

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He was having his siesta next to his buffalo kill and did not came out :O^


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