During the course of my morning drive I heard this voice in my head to search for the dogs across the Chiredzi River. Well, actually that was Kim on the radio, but wouldn’t it have been great if it was a voice in my head? Kim was flying yesterday to locate the dogs, so I was immensely keen to explore the land across the river and find the dogs. I have not spent time with them in a long time now, so any opportunity is a good one. The day was already a scorcher by eight o’clock as we weaved our way in through the Mopane forest.
We were heading towards a dense marsh land, which is not navigable by our vehicles (that means by no vehicle). After many detours and river crossings we had the dogs on the other side of a stream. After one glimpse of them they pushed off deeper into the marsh. At least they are closer North than what they were and I hope they cross back over into Khayeni area. On the way back we had time for a bit of breakfast alongside a stream, I lay in the rocks letting the water flow over me for some fresh water therapy – loving life!
I’m always glad when Kylie comes along, she is a master bird spotter and we enjoyed a pair of Long-tailed Paradise-Whydahs flying in the forest. I still hadn’t found anything to film, so we went past Nyari Pan for a sneak peek. It turned out to be a good call; there was a breeding herd of Buffalo with two young calves lying in the shade, with two Elephant bulls splashing in the water.
It was a serious congregation of wildlife, a herd of Wildebeest, impala and even Baboons came running through for a quick drink. The sun was now beating down on us as midday rolled by, it was time to head back to home base. What a successful day and I’m hoping to catch the dogs as they move out of that marsh area.
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