13th November 2000
Up to an early start with a stunning almost full moon setting, we headed north.
We were lucky to find Tjololo at sunrise on the move. He was in the very north of his territory. With the morning still cool he was hunting. Resting briefly on an anthill, 2 subadult male waterbuck walked past. He showed a huge amount of interest, or was it just a pose?, but then let them continue by.
As the morning warmed up he took to the shade and we left him.
We noticed he had a rather swollen left cheek. It was almost the size of a baseball. We’re not sure what could have caused this, possibly a snake bite, but will keep tabs on it. It doesn’t seem to worry him at all.
The day proved to be a scorcher with the temperature already into the 30’s by 10 o’clock. As we pulled into camp the cumulonimbus clouds were already building to the west.
The dark clouds were over us as we left camp in the afternoon and shortly another thunderstorm struck. We managed to sit it out undercover for the hour that it lasted as it headed north dropping a huge load over the rest of Mala Mala. The rest of the afternoon was clear and we slipped and slid our way along the roads until sunset.
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