At first light we took to the skies to check on the wild dogs. Penny sat on Lindy’s lap as we flew over the hills. It was the first time they had flown with me in my microlight and although they loved it, poor little Penny was freezing and we landed after half an hour.
There was no sign of the dogs at the den. I’m hoping they’ve moved, although now it’s going to be the difficult task of trying to find their next den. I’m sure the puppies will still be using a den for a few more weeks.
After warming Penny up we headed east to Bandama pan where the Lindy and I took to the mud. Of course no animals came to visit.
We managed to get all spruced up again and it was on to Nduna dam where impala rams were fighting. This is not the season of the rut but they obviously had some differences to sort out. If it had been the rutting season they would no doubt have been at each other’s throats for a lot longer.
Lojaan dam was quiet and we meandered our way through the hills back to camp. The girls had to head off early back to South Africa for school tomorrow.
In the evening I took some time out and headed back to Hwata pan to listen to the Sandgrouse coming in to drink.
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