Friday, November 13, 2009
Khama Rhino Sanctuary
5-7 November
In our first afternoon in the Khama Rhino Sanctuary, we saw 3 White Rhinos during the day. At the Rhino Sanctuary, they have quite a variety of animals other than rhino. The next day we went out in the early morning to look for rhino. We didn't see any rhinos, but we saw a Springbok lamb.It was hiding in the bushes, but when we drove by, it jumped up and ran to its mother.
Tuli Block
8-12 November
We spent our first 3 nights at The KWA Tuli Game Reserve. We stayed at the Island Camp. On our fist morning we went out at 6am to look at animals. We saw Elephants, Kudu, Grey Duiker (also called Common Diuker), Zebra and Impala. We went out again in the evening and saw Klipspringer, Eland and Rock Hyrax(Dassie). It is funny that a Rock Hyrax is called a Rock Hyrax because our guide Jerry told us that Rock Hyraxes climb trees quite alot, and Tree Hyraxes somtimes live in rocks. The next evening we went on another drive, and we saw a Grass Snake. Our next campsite in Tuli was about 5 metres from the Limpopo River.The other side of the river is South Africa. And there were crocodiles swimming up and down the river.
5-7 November
In our first afternoon in the Khama Rhino Sanctuary, we saw 3 White Rhinos during the day. At the Rhino Sanctuary, they have quite a variety of animals other than rhino. The next day we went out in the early morning to look for rhino. We didn't see any rhinos, but we saw a Springbok lamb.It was hiding in the bushes, but when we drove by, it jumped up and ran to its mother.
Tuli Block
8-12 November
We spent our first 3 nights at The KWA Tuli Game Reserve. We stayed at the Island Camp. On our fist morning we went out at 6am to look at animals. We saw Elephants, Kudu, Grey Duiker (also called Common Diuker), Zebra and Impala. We went out again in the evening and saw Klipspringer, Eland and Rock Hyrax(Dassie). It is funny that a Rock Hyrax is called a Rock Hyrax because our guide Jerry told us that Rock Hyraxes climb trees quite alot, and Tree Hyraxes somtimes live in rocks. The next evening we went on another drive, and we saw a Grass Snake. Our next campsite in Tuli was about 5 metres from the Limpopo River.The other side of the river is South Africa. And there were crocodiles swimming up and down the river.
Kubu Island
Today we drove to Kubu Island. It was a 7-8 hour drive from Maun. We had to drive on a bit of the Makgadikgadi Pans to get to Kubu Island. On the Top Gear African special they had to drive across the Makgadikgadi Pans. When they stopped at an island for the night that island was Kubu Island. Usually the pans are not as soft as when they drove across. When we were on Kubu Island, we found lots of arrow chippings from the natives who lived there more than 500 years ago. Kubu Island has a lot of Baobab trees on it. I climbed 8 meters (24 feet) up a Baobab tree near our campsite.
Our campsite
Me in the baobab tree
Our campsite
Me in the baobab treeSaturday, October 31, 2009
Elephant at sunset. Etosha
A Damara Dik Dik. Shoulder height 35cm, weight 4kg
An elephant having a dustbath
Meerkats eating catfood.
Sylvia the Common Duiker
Zebras in Etosha
I took this picture of a springbok trough binoculars
Me holding a chamelion in Bushmanland.
Sylvia the Common Duiker
Zebras in Etosha
I took this picture of a springbok trough binoculars
Me holding a chamelion in Bushmanland.
Elephants blocking the road in Chobe.
This Meerkat is nearly as wide as he is tall!
Meerkats on me at N/a'n ku se
A mirage at 11 in the morning
'Rejoice in the lord' carrots
An elephant near our car in Chobe
This Meerkat is nearly as wide as he is tall!
Meerkats on me at N/a'n ku se
A mirage at 11 in the morning 'Rejoice in the lord' carrots An elephant near our car in ChobeA little bittern on the okavango delta in moremi.
The Ververt Monkeys in Chobe.
The Banded Mongeese in Etosha. 
The Ververt Monkeys in Chobe. The Banded Mongeese in Etosha. The sun shinning through the clouds in the early morning in Etosha.
Friday, October 30, 2009
That night at the campsite, there were a troop of Verevert monkeys roosting in a tree.
The next morning we saw a lion, two lionesses and two lion cubs.
The next day, on the way to a different campground, we saw a leopard cub.
The next morning we saw a lion, two lionesses and two lion cubs.
The next day, on the way to a different campground, we saw a leopard cub.
Later on that day we stopped at a huge baobab tree.
While we were at the baobab tree a pack of african wild dogs ran past.
Moremi
24-30
In Moremi we saw lots of animals. Moremi is on the edge of the Okavango Delta. One evening we went out on a boat in the Okavango Delta, and we saw a bird colony with Maribu Storks, Yellow Billed Storks and Cattle Egrets. We also saw some hippos. At the last campsite we stayed, the baboons were a menace. If anything was out they would steal it. In the morning there were big lion tracks near the toilet blocks.
While we were at the baobab tree a pack of african wild dogs ran past.
Moremi
24-30
In Moremi we saw lots of animals. Moremi is on the edge of the Okavango Delta. One evening we went out on a boat in the Okavango Delta, and we saw a bird colony with Maribu Storks, Yellow Billed Storks and Cattle Egrets. We also saw some hippos. At the last campsite we stayed, the baboons were a menace. If anything was out they would steal it. In the morning there were big lion tracks near the toilet blocks.
Sunday, October 18, 2009
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