Well our time in South Africa has sadly come to an end.
It has been absolutely amazing and has exceeded every expectation that we had. We thought we would be lucky to see three of the Big Five, we saw them all by our third game drive. Some people have been here several times and not seen them all. We saw herds of elephant with their young, a family of giraffe, numerous impala and warthog.
Possibly the most moving experience was our encounter with lions mauling a young leopard. This was both upsetting and astounding at the same time. The leopard had made a kill and was distracted by its meal giving the lions chance to sneak up on it. They left it severely injured and returned to their cubs, the attack most probably to keep their own young safe. The leopard was left alive but seriously injured, we heard the next day that two hyena had been seen with a leopard skin……
After many amazing encounters at Simbambili we moved to Summerfields, again a jaw droppingly beautiful place. Our tented suite overlooked a series of rapids on the Sabie River. The staff here were sensational, Helen wanted to take two of them home with us! Sadly our hot air ballooning was cancelled due to poor weather, although this did then give us chance to wander the grounds and just relax.
We’re sitting now at Kruger Mpumalanga Airport waiting for our flight back to Johannesburg and then on to Mauritius. What will Mauritius have in store for us? Well only time will tell, check back here for updates.
Cheers
