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So. Africa: Summer '07Africa Wild 2007 - Chris's latest photographic safari to South Africa.
I've managed to pack all my essential gear into the Tamrac Expedition 8 - no mean feat but safer than trusting baggage handling at Johannesburg airport. It's an early start and a long flight, tomorrow. Time to say some tearful farewells to the little fella - it's no wonder he still thinks I live in Africa!
T.I.A. I arrive at Kruger Mpumalanga airport and there's no sign of the hold luggage. Intensive investigations reveal it never made it to the first scanning point beyond check-in. No doubt it's in a part of Johannesburg I wouldn't want to venture into. Someone somewhere is advertising Chris Weston Photo Safaris on a new polo shirt! T.I.A. This is Africa!
What a morning. We haven't been in the Kruger Park more than twenty minutes when we spot our first elephants. The Park is brimming with wildlife. Later in the day we spot lions, a breeding pair, and end with a large herd of breeding elephants crossing with feet of the vehicle in glorious evening light. It's a great start.
We wake to a tranquil and atmospherically misty morning over the Sabie River. We watch general game, with sightings through the mopane forests. Later we cross over a causeway, watching impala drinking and small birds flutter between the reeds. It's only after we begin to depart that we notice we've been sitting just a half dozen feet from two large crocodiles!
We leave Skukusa Camp, heading for Lower Sabie. Vervet monkeys are grooming in large family groups and we spot a clan of baboons feasting on fruit from a large suasage tree. Close by, kudu pick up the leftovers. As the sun sets, we head for sunset dam, where large pods of hippo congregate amidst crocodiles and nervous impala coming down to drink.