Winding my way up through the hills, I heard the screeching cry of an elephant. I wondered if it was our friend George giving someone a rev early in the morning. I pulled up to Nyari Pan thinking I could be lucky enough to have the adrenaline pumping again; instead, I watched the sun rise until it reflected off the pan - hardly a compromise I would say.
I then heard Alan coming along from a distance, turns out he was the one who bumped into the elephant – I think he was due for a change of underwear.
I took the route down to Chikwete Cliffs on the Chiredzi River and didn’t expect to see a whole lot going on, but normally I pick up on a little white rhino action. I ended up having tea overlooking the river; subconsciously I think this was my plan.
I heard a report of a zebra with a young foal not more than a few hours old; I headed for Banyini, but didn’t find it there. Later in the day I positioned myself at Mapanzani Weir in the east of the reserve. I had chosen a terrible spot, because when a large herd of giraffe came along my line of sight was obscured, then I heard a rustling in the bush behind me and huge herd of buffalo were moving around the weir.
They came out on the other side and I had two large bushes in front of me! I had to get these guys wading in the water so I ended up leopard crawling to a spot to get some footage. Buffalo can be pretty stupid at times, but they are always alert. I managed not to disturb them and I enjoyed my afternoon at the weir. I headed for home past some rock paintings near a cave where a rhino was reported to be sleeping.
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