Big Game Drive at Kaingo Game Reserve.
Our last big game drive of the trip. It was a very cold start. Winter mornings were beginning to set in with a vengeance and the freezing wind whipped through the open jeep. To a man we all pulled the blankets provide up to our chins.
This was a much quieter drive than the previous ones. Maybe the cold weather was a factor. The animals remaining hidden until the sun came out.
However the high point of this drive was having to break to an extremely sharp standstill due to a Black Mamba across the track in front of us.
According to our guide, Johnson, the highly venomous Mamba is capable of striking at considerable range and may deliver a series of bites in rapid succession, but will only attack humans if it is threatened or cornered; hence we stopped the jeep and let it pass.
No photo here. I was frozen to my seat. I am not averse to many things, but snakes terrify me.
We then drove back to Sebatana for lunchtime cocktails, lunch and free pool time.
Photo Safari with Sundowners at Sunset Rock.
A final safari ending the afternoon at a beautiful location on the Sebatana Private Reserve- Sunset Rock- to enjoy the amazing sunset, overlooking the majestic Waterberg Mountains with a glass of champagne.
In true Afrikaans tradition we also partook in an unusual competition: The Kudu Verspoeg Kompetisie. Contests are held all over the country, at game fairs and community festivals. It also became a formal sport in 1994 and every year there is a world championship competition.
Basically this is a Kudu poop spitting competition. We had girls versus boys. Two heats boys then girls, best of each heat in a final. I was useless. Girls won overall. And all the time tiny Elephant Shrews scuttled among the rocks and around our feet
Back to Sebatana for dinner, managers farewell and departure details. Sadly our stay at the reserve had come to an end.
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