Continuing down the H4-1 there was a very tall giraffe. It’s amazing how small these giants can make you feel
Past the S21 junction there was a black backed jackal trotting along the road
It was a bittersweet sighting as a few days later we would see this very same jackal with fur missing from the end of its tail dead on the road.
More and more animals were starting to appear as the day warmed up, including some elephant and a hyena
Approaching sunset dam there was a bit of a line-up of cars. It was apparently a leopard that had been walking along from near the entrance of Lower Sabie camp down past the dam and along the side of the road. Everyone seemed sure it was still walking in our direction so it was just a case of waiting until it came into view… but that didn’t happen. Off the road, there was a bit of a dip ahead of us so I figured that it must have given everyone the slip and used the drainage pipes that run under the road… so we moved on from the traffic jam and started scanning the other side of the road. Sure enough a flash of spots popped into view.
It was a very brief sighting as the leopard then moved down towards the Sabie, so my daughter was the only one fast enough to get a pic.
Still it was nice to have a quick glimpse of him.
At sunset dam, the crocs were starting to come out of the water to sunbathe
Heading back to Skukuza we took the S79 and found a saddle-billed stork that appeared to have gone for a swim recently
We also found a nice group of giraffes lining up for a family pic
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Close to Skukuza there was a massive troop of baboons making their way down the road. One of them was busy eating a bird of some sort
Shortly after there was a bit of a hold up with a big herd of buffalo crossing the road. Most had already made it over so we just had to wait for the tail-enders
The packing up then began in earnest!
