The dogs remained in the high density killing fields again today chasing every which way, but mine!
Without success they rested up in the early morning while I busied myself filming all the dew and this little spider having a tough time maintaining it’s web. Can’t be easy when those dew drops provide obstacles that are about a tenth of your size. Imagine, the surface tension might even suck you in. And then? I suppose then you wait for the sun to evaporate the dew. That’s if you haven’t drowned already.
As it warmed up the dogs got mobile again back towards the Chiredzi River. They moved down the bank onto a lower terrace. It’s probably nearly a hundred meters wide and covered in tall lush grass. The dogs just meandered their merry way along the terrace while I followed.
Thankfully I wasn’t in a dreamy world myself cos suddenly the ground just fell away! A massive gully, about 12ft deep and 4ft wide, crossed the terrace, but was well hidden by the long grass. Luckily I was quick on the brakes stopping the car with the left front wheel breaking the edge of the gully. With no hand brake (parking brake) on the car I had to do some nifty footwork to now try and reverse the vehicle without it sliding the slightest bit forward. Cos if that happened it was head first into the gully.
Well I got that right but the front wheel just spun in the loose soil. So now what? I tried to radio for help but being right down where I was there was no comms.
The vehicle was balancing so precariously, I knew that if I tried to jack up any part of it, it would go!
The next plan. I dug a deep whole behind the back wheels and as far under them as I could go. Eventually the weight of the vehicle now collapsed these holes and the vehicle was now wanting to move backwards rather than forwards. Voila! I was out of there only to find the dogs had killed further south on the terrace. I’d scared and survived a potentially fatal accident and didn’t have plans on tempting it all again.
They eventually came back up the bank to rest at this pan in the Acacia woodland for the day. It was already late morning and being hot, they had no plans on moving.
Sunset saw them off to a slow start heading west and eventually chasing impala across the open areas of Khayeni. I think Jiggy killed as I was with all the other dogs standing around waiting. After 15mins, already dark, he hadn’t pitched up. No doubt enjoying his meal.
I headed home for my steak, egg and chips. A rare treat for me!
That is an enormous web for one spider!!!
Good Grief! I am going to start calling you Indianna Jones! THAT was a cliff hanger. LOL. Glad you are staying alert.
That was one of my favorite videos of yours. Great capture of a giant web being fixed up.