We set off from Blouberg on our way to Kruger and passed what we were expecting to be the Tropic of Capricorn but from the sign we found to be the Tropic of Capricon.
We made it to Kruger after a long drive arriving around 2pm. We drove through the park till 5:30pm. This Northern section of the park was very different from the Southern area we visited it was full of mopane trees and long dry grass. We saw a few baboons, and a pair of male impala sparing which we had not seen before. We also saw a few elephants, buffalo and a few antelopes. It was the first time we saw young male impalas locking horns but apart from that there was not much to see.
We made it to the campground which was outside the park and set up our tent. Only two tents were set up, Us and a Scottish couple who were the only ones who camped the whole time. We had a couple of hours to relax before we headed off to dinner at The big four grill and pub. We both had a huge pork knuckle for dinner and could not eat it all. We gave some away and took the rest in a doggy bag.
It was a very early start packing our tents away in the dark and only rusks and tea/coffee for breakfast. We had a full day safari drive through Kruger. As we entered the park we stopped to view a herd of buffalo. One of them had a baby which was suckling.
We also passed elephants and giraffe and stopped to take a photo of Southern ground-hornbill taking flight from a tree.
Just before brunch there was a group of zebras we passed one which made a great photo of a zebra crossing.
We had brunch at the Oliphant camp then set off again in search of cats. We were lucky to spot a leopard sitting in the shade of a tree blending in with the leaves. It got up and walked for a few hundred meters before we lost it behind a tree in the distance. This sighting was much closer than our previous one and everyone on the truck was excited, including us as they are rare to see in the wild.
A little further on we saw wildebeest and a kori bustard which is the heaviest flying bird and does not fly often.
Amazingly we saw another leopard walking through the long grass. Our guide said this was unusual as it was deep in lion country.
We were very satisfied with our sittings for the day as we rolled into our last campsite for the trip. We commemorated the moment with a photo of David putting up the tent for the last time before we headed off to the bar for a drink while the rest of the group did an evening game drive.
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