Africa Wild

Day 0. Saturday 17 May 2014. Phalaborwa Gate -> Letaba.

The first thing we did after we checked in at the gate was to change our booking for the night. Instead of Olifants - which was in the wrong direction seeing as we were heading to Tsendze the next day - we stayed at Letaba. We were given one of the newly refurbished huts in the G ring; it was very nicely done but still not worth R950 per night.

Along the way we found an interesting beetle and a Tawny Eagle.



At the camp I spotted what I thought was a large moth in the rafters of the verandah but it turned out to be a Common Evening Brown Butterfly.


We took a walk along the river front and aside from a big tusker that was too far away for a picture, we managed to spot a Thicktailed Galago and a Cricket.

Welcome back BT

Great start

great... superb Beetle
love Galago and the Cricket too

Well done getting a bush baby; not at all easy

Love this

A Giant Longhorn

A Tawny in magic light

An elegant butterfly

and a half-hidden Bushbaby

A very warm welcome back B.T. So pleased you had a safe trip all around.

You photos of the smaller animal are stunning.

We have never see your Common Evening Brwon Butterfly. Well done.

Cannot wait to hear what it was you saw that would turn B>C>'s pelican to Maribou.

Thanks again for the welcome back guys and for the comments!

Nan : As you know, insects and the other things with 2 extra legs have become an interest of mine recently

Mel : Those pesky bushbabies are always difficult to get pictures of!

Toko : Lots more little things to come

STF : It's what we didn't see that would have had them looking like Marabous!

Day 1. Sunday 18 May 2014. Letaba -> Tsendze.

The next morning we decided to spend some time at Letaba instead of going through the rigmarole of unhooking the trailer and going for a drive. We find the game viewing in that area is really poor and the Mopane was particularly thick too.

Just outside the fence, a relaxed Waterbuck.


A Grasshopper in the road.



This little guy had found a hidey-hole in the hut's door jamb.


On the way to Mopane Camp to check into Tsendze we found a small pod of Hippos with a youngster


and a Chameleon strutting across the road.



At Mopane, I spied this splendid grasshopper in the garden bed near the pond.



Then, after a pretty good breakfast on the balcony overlooking the dam, we went on the Great Trek........

A fairly quiet morning but still great pics

Love the chameleon

superb Grasshopper
and Chameleon