Ons vertrek net na 10 vanuit
Stormsrivier na Addo. Dit voel vir my of die motor al harder raas.
Ek besef dit sal nie moontlik wees om met so 'n geraas Addo in te
gaan nie. My oorspronklike plan was om Addo by Colchester kant in te
gaan, rustig deur die park te ry en dan na ons oornag akkommodasie
net buite Kirkwood te ry.
Met my motor wat so raas sal ek of nie
toegelaat word in die park nie, of alles wegjaag of die olifante laat
dink dit is 'n paar-met-my roep en dalk 'n trop olifante op my motor
kry!
My brain was working overtime as I
tried to work out different scenarios. I decided to drive to the PE
Airport and see how much a rental vehicle is. I made a few enquiries
before getting to Bidvest. Wow! Talk about service!! The young
lady went out of her way to help me and to get me the best possible
deal. It was in fact really affordable to rent a vehicle and I will
not waste a day of my holiday to drive back to PE to get my car
repaired. I left my car at the long term parking and we set off in a
SUV style vehicle. BB was quite useful as she pointed out where the
fuel gauge were. I've never driven a Renault before and was quite
surprised at the comfort of the vehicle.
We stopped at Colchester where BB had a
quick sandwich. We bought tea for our flask and entered Addo at the
Matyholweni gate. We (BB and I) previously stayed in the park and I had a bit
of a run in with a monkey. There were monkeys near the restroom, so
I warned my mum not to make eye-contact with them!
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| Hartbees |
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| Run Forest run! |
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| Rushhour |
We leisurely drove through the park and
very soon saw our first animal; (if you do not count the vervet monkeys) a
little yellow mongoose. We also spotted a Red Hartbeest, a little
warthog family and some zebra. We saw our first elephant at the
Marion Baree waterhole. Addo is home to about 600 elephants. They
are my favourite animal, I love their interaction and the way the
family unit functions.
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| Zebra |
We took the Mpunzi loop and then
stopped at Hapoor dam. There is always action at this dam! Some
beautiful kudu's carefully approached the hole. We saw some dark
shadows approaching in the distance. A big herd of elephants! The
little ones were in the front and they were all running to the dam.
They quenched their first and then slowly walked away. The rush from
earlier well-forgotten. We left the camp with a quick stop at the
main camp for some shopping. I was really happy with our sightings,
even though we only spent about 3 hours in the park.
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| Vlakvark |
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| Yellow mongoose |
We stayed over at Avoca. This is a
beautiful farm near Kirkwood, right on the Sunday's river.
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