Our guide Jonny briefs us on the rule - don’t stand up, try to interact with animals, or do anything to disturb their idea that we are an entity, i.e. truck and people. The animals are familiar with trucks and people so we are going to be able to view them up close and in detail without endangering either them or ourselves.
We experience a huge thunder/lightening storm and they batten down the hatches but we don’t get the rain they felt was coming. It is comforting to go to sleep all cosy in your cabin with two open canvas sides listening to the storm crashing and a bit of rain.
Our first night is an amazing trip. We see many zebras, blue wildebeest, impala, an eagle. But amazingly we find one of the pack of 8 wild dogs, the world’s most endangered species. The 4 males from another pack were brought here 2 months ago, introduced to 4 resident females a month ago and are currently bonding. It looks successful. So far.
The guides from 2 trucks meet to experience something they have never experienced before, two black mambas mating. This can go on for 45 minutes. I have some stunning vid of the event. The guides are excited and taking photos and vids like the guests. We meet elephants with wee babies, white and black rhinos,scrubhares (which look like mini kangaroos), and a wee vole runs across the road before sunset.
To watch sunset go down, we stop for cold drinks and nibbles just 12 feet short of the Botswana border. Its totally magic.
After dark, Jonny drives and spots with his light all around the front of the vehicle.
Back at 8, we change quickly for buffet supper at 8:3. Beef stew, rice, the freshest veggies, guava dessert and later cool wind to sleep. 5:30 wake up call comes way too early...
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