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| Examining a Termite Mound |
Davison Camp Walking Safari.
Alan and Annette are departing this morning and Brian will drive them back to the park entrance, 2 ½ hours away. Our guides today are Charles and Honest and we are going on a walking safari in the company of Mary, Tom and Michael. Both guides are carrying rifles with Charles in the lead and Honest bringing up the rear. It is warmer this morning and we follow single file behind Charles, stopping frequently to examine footprints, termite mounds and animal dung. We approach a herd of Cape buffalo grazing in the distance, a lone bull standing off to the side. Apparently, Cape buffalo are quite aggressive and both guides are cautious. We get within a hundred meters of the herd when Charles motions for us to get down and gather closely around him. The intent is to look like a single large unit, not individuals. With nothing to stabilize my zoom, I take many blurry photos until instructed to lead a slow retreat to behind a distant termite mound. Returning to the vehicle, we head back to camp, stopping to watch a jackal and families of wart hogs along side of the road.
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| Walking Safari |
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| Lion Footprint
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| John and Michael |
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| International Friends |
John is good at making friends and during the afternoons rest period, he instigates a game of cards in the open air lounge area, including Michael, the two girls and Claire’s younger brother.
