I’m not sure when the new waterholes got built, or why they put them in the middle of the roads heaven only knows. I was in search of some elephant movement today, I soon found myself slipping and sliding around in some huge puddles of water - and I couldn’t find any elephants.
The ground is really soaked from the rain, it is still cloudy and I’m not making any predictions about what the weather is going to do. The Ground Hornbills were back on the airstrip today, I could hear their calls from base camp this morning - incredible birds to watch.
After my failure on the Elephant front, I headed west towards the Chiredzi River, I thought that the water might be flowing bank to bank with all the rain, but this was not he case. These animals are not playing the game after the rains, so the only way forward for me was to hit the Malilangwe Dam to find some animals a little more sporting.
The sun was breaking through the clouds after a small drizzle and there was some good light down at the dam. I ran into a Water Monitor soaking up the first rays of sun in a while.
The dam is teeming with life, one just has to look for it. I hit the top the hill that overlooks the dam to take a breather and to check for signal on the Lions, just in case they were in range. This was not the case, but we will keep checking. Kim will be back in the driving seat from tomorrow and will be keeping you updated with movements in the bush.
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