Up at 6.00 with the Dawn. Brewed a cuppa. First visitors were about 20 vultures , then Wilderbeest, zebra impala etc. They come , they go then come back again. Had a dunk in the pool (MeandEr that is) Partly cloudy and hot. A few giraffe visited. We sat around and watched it all going on. Magical place. No elephants. Ate in lodge. Soup, roasted chicken and milk pudding plus Rhino Run Pinotage.
Awake and up at 6.00 with T. Watched the game migrate towards the waterholes. Wilderbeest, Impala, Zebra, Kudu , Warthogs , baboons, jackels, hyena. By 11.00 am they were all gone for the day. Stormy skies, lightning and thunder all day, some rain. Spent hour around the pool. Two further campers arrived pm. No game in the evening unfortunately. Braai meat and rice salad. Used rest of firewood.
Up at dawn and left at 7.30 for longish drive to Thobolo lodge in Chobe, about 450 K’s. Better road from Nata northwards, a bit wider and not so many potholes. Made good progress. Arrived Kasane at 11.30. Did some shopping in Spa and filled with diesel. Last 20 Km’s to Thobolo on sand and gravel. 4×4 only. Arrived at 2ish. Hot 38 degs. Lovely wild spot. Waterholes in front of raised deck of lodge. No fence around campsite. Again we are the only ones here. Lovely. Spent couple of hours on viewing deck overlooking waterhole. Impala, giraffe, warthogs , jackals, maibeau storks and many other birds. Took photos. Nice sunset. Cold chicken and salad for dinner. Got some wood for campfires to last 2 evenings, 100 Pula which is quite expensive but so what, it’s the staff perks as they do the cutting up and delivery. I can hear animals around waterhole but it’s 10.15 so bedtime. Another exciting day tomorrow. ?
