After a lot of packing (it seemed to never end)! We finally were ready to leave on 20th March. It was sad leaving the house for the very last time, but it had to be sold, as keeping three houses going is just too expensive.
We pulled the two trailers to Sabie Park & the large truck drove back to Bloemfontein loaded with stuff for both Chantelle & Francois, & later some stuff going to Pearly Beach. It was a long & uneventful drive, arriving just before 9pm. All of us were exhausted! The next few days were all about unloading & getting the house in order. It was a lot of hard work!
Delana & I first visited Kruger on the afternoon of 23rd March. It was largely uneventful, but nice to be back.
The next day I went to the park in the afternoon for a short drive around. The highlight were a pair of Mosque Swallows.
In the evening a Large Spotted Genet paid us a visit.
On 25th March we drove through the park on our way to shopping in Hazyview. The undoubted highlight was a superb male Leopard asleep in a tree.
On 27th March I did a full day inside Kruger, driving a massive loop via Lower Sabie, Nkumbe, Orpen Dam & back via the low water bridge. It was a pretty good day out, with two lots of Lions & three new species for my yearly photo challenge.
The next few days were spent at home, still doing jobs around the house! We visited the picnic site on 28th March. The river is high, but not yet at flood level.
On 29th I did a bird walk around Sabie Park, recording 50 species in a couple of hours.
On the last day of the month we visited Skukuza Nursery & Lake Panic, finishing with a late breakfast at the nearby Golf Club.
We had to drive to Nelspruit on 1st April for a consultation with my oncologist. See video for details.
Spent all day on 2nd at home, only seeing a Hyena inside Sabie Park close to the TV Room. The next day Ricus, Shileen & family arrived from Botswana to stay for a few days. It is the first time that they have been here.
On the 4th April we stayed home & cooked a nice brunch at the picnic site.
The 5th saw us go into Kruger for a short drive around via the S114 & Stevenson Hamilton Memorial. It was a nice outing, however, nothing special was seen.
The next day I did a bird walk in the morning & in the afternoon we visited Lake Panic & the Golf Course.
On the 7th we were up early & drove into the park. We drove to Lower Sabie & back. It was a very overcast & dreary day & rain set in later on.
The next two days were spent around the house, but on the 10th April I briefly visited the picnic site.
That is the end of this post, as we are now packing for our next little trip: eleven nights up on the escarpment. Can't wait! Should be good.
