{"id":3015,"date":"2025-08-15T17:33:48","date_gmt":"2025-08-15T17:33:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carolbarton.uk\/?p=3015"},"modified":"2025-08-15T17:51:21","modified_gmt":"2025-08-15T17:51:21","slug":"south-africa-day-8-safari","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carolbarton.uk\/index.php\/2025\/08\/15\/south-africa-day-8-safari\/","title":{"rendered":"South Africa – Day 8 Safari"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

We woke up at 5.45am in order to be ready for our early safari at 6.30am.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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If you look closely you can see a jackal to the left of the tree, with waterbuck on the horizon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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We came across Lenny’s favourite elephant who broke his tusks fighting with the big bull elephant we saw yesterday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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We then saw a male ostrich and a female ostrich.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Back at the lodge we had a delicious breakfast, much appreciated. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our new friends left the game reserve for pastures new and we were on our own (apart from lots of lovely staff to look after us).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We walked down to the waterhole but no one needed a drink! We saw two warthogs and an elephant in the distance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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We had lunch in the open dining room with just monkeys and a tiny lizard for company.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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At 3.30pm we set off with Lenny for our private afternoon safari drive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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By the side of the road we saw one of many termite mounds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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We saw lots of impala ……<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A group of 6 rhinos….<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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and zebras.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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We were very lucky to spot 3 cheetahs almost hidden in the bushes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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We also saw a tortoise by the perimeter fence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Not exactly one of the big five! But cute.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We set off back to the Lodge and dinner seeing lightning and hearing thunder. It started to rain as we arrived back…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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