Today
is another fairly hot and humid day. The tour drive took us north of Richards Bay near the water and through many eucalyptus plantations.
Our tour today is a slightly different animal safari. Instead of hitting the hot humid plains we took a bus ride to Lake St. Lucia where we boarded a boat for a cruise though the river.
Our tour today is a slightly different animal safari. Instead of hitting the hot humid plains we took a bus ride to Lake St. Lucia where we boarded a boat for a cruise though the river.
The
quest is for hippopotami and we found lots. This area has the largest population of hippos in
South Africa with something like 800.
There are three pods of hippos in the river and we saw a few (or many) from each pod. They aren’t particularly easy to photograph as they are mostly below the surface. But we got a few fairly good shots…
There are three pods of hippos in the river and we saw a few (or many) from each pod. They aren’t particularly easy to photograph as they are mostly below the surface. But we got a few fairly good shots…
including
a reasonable shot of a baby hippo.
The
tour was billed as sightseeing for hippos and crocodiles. We saw many hippos but only one fairly small
Nile crocodile, right at the end of the cruise.
We
also saw a few yellow weaver nests that are pretty distinctive.
There
was no lunch on board the cruise boat so it was another late lunch (and more
milkshakes).
The
entertainment tonight was clarinetist Kenny Martyn…a really great show.
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