Tuesday, September 13, 2016
Biyamiti Bush Camp, Kruger National
Park, South Africa
We moved to our last camp in Kruger.
It is the most primitive, but the accomodations are the most
luxurious. There is no store or restaruant. No swimming pool, no
laundry. There are only 'lodges' here, no camping or cottages. Each
one is essentially a house. Mine is 2 bedrooms with a bath and a
separate shower, a kitchen and a sitting area outside that can be
totally enclosed in bad weather.
It is right on a river. Being the dry
season, the river is just a small isolated waterhole along the opposite bank. I'm told that the whole riverbed is full at the end of the rainy season.
But there is still plenty of wildlife.
A leopard has been seen the last few days on the opposite side. This
evening there was a rhino with her new baby:
I had a bit of adventure getting here.
About ½ mile from the camp, the road was blocked by a fallen tree.
Apparently, an elephant had knocked it over – they do that around
here. A crew was working to get ot cleared, but they didn't have the
right tools. They tried pulling it with their truck, but it was 2
wheel drive and fairly light. All it did was spin it's tires. So,
they asked if I could help We hooked my truck to it and in 4 wheel
drive low, it was pulling the tree fine until the rope broke. So we
hooked the winch up and used that. It was doing well until a park
worker came from the other side with a 4x4 with a winch. He then
took over and finished the job.
They gave me a free evening game drive
to say thanks.
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