And then the rain set in or at dusk the bush comes alive

[Richprins]

What a sight at the camp, Pumbaa!


Excellent action!

[Lisbeth]

Pumbaa, you should do the Kruger Challenges and beat everybody.....maybe

How they love that mud bath and all seen from the camp

[Flutterby]

The animals were sure enjoying the mud!

[Pumbaa]

3 big 5 in one

all are up side down

At such a hot day it is indeed easier to spot those grey giants altogether at a water point

[Pumbaa]

What a sight at the camp, Pumbaa!


Excellent action!

A bit of luck was also with us at that day

[Pumbaa]

Pumbaa, you should do the Kruger Challenges and beat everybody.....maybe

How they love that mud bath and all seen from the camp

Unfortunately I need more time to participate there - That mud or water point was highly frequented and we did everything right

[Pumbaa]

The animals were sure enjoying the mud!

Yes especially after everything was extreme dry in that area but that changed soon

[Pumbaa]

That mud wallow was simply the place to be



and after the buffaloes had finished the rhino simply had to test that spot too



and its moaning must have attracted more rhinos as suddenly more arrived whilst the buffaloes trotted off into the bush.



It must have been the same rhinos



we already spotted yesterday there



and all had to test the best mud roller in the world.



After a lot of testing and rolling had to be done everybody found its adequate place



to discover that mud is wonderful.

[Pumbaa]

Three rhinos in a row – Finally and for us far too soon everything was over and everybody was muddy and satisfied and walked back into the bush and



for us it was the signal to return to our bungalow as well whilst we came across European bee eaters catching bees



as well as a fish eagle.



Today our braai was more than peaceful as no genet or black mamba paid a visit but the green pigeons were busy in feeding from a close by tree and after another eventful day we slept like babies.



Sunday, 11th February 2018 – Berg en Dal – Crocodile Bridge

Travelled roads: S110 – H3 – S118 – S25 – S27 – H4-1 – S28 – H4-1

The minute the alarm clock went off it started to rain and at first we thought it sounded as if it will stop again only after two minutes but then it started to rain torrentially and we already thought that we might get completely wet when loading the car as today was our first moving day but we had luck as we were about to start loading the car it only dropped from the trees but for sure the walkway to the car was completely flooded but beside wet feet we at least got our stuff completely dry into the car and we even arrived at gate early enough to take a couple of shots and to see that the mountains were still wrapped in dark clouds.



Today we wanted to drive via the Matjulu loop for the final time and maybe to discover some impact the rain had left – Although the animals kept away we discovered large puddles nearly everywhere



which was more than a delight to see especially after having seen all the dry grass and bushes in that area



and especially after seeing the Matjulu in nearly full flow at least for the moment or hours



but good to know that more water was on the way to fill up the dam at camp and that was a sighting we would have loved to see how the dam might have filled up compared to the previous days.



to be continued...
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[nan]

a Grey and a Black Rhino
love the three with different level of mud

and a Green Pigeon (made me a long time to see the first one)
Bee-Eater with a Bee
love the Fish Eagle
and lot of water

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