Leaving Mountain Zebra

 Sunday 14/11/21

Stoutgatte!

In spite of the title, we actually left Mountain Zebra this morning and are currently in nearby Camdeboo National Park.  I found it very difficult to process photos while camping in the tent so am struggling to keep up with the blog.  I'll try to keep posting when I can.

We were quite apprehensive when we arrived in MZ as we had loved Addo so much and this didn't seem to measure up in some respects.  However, after spending some time here we extended our stay by a day and could easily have spent another week.  

We saw two mongeese, two mongooses We saw a mongoose and then saw another

We saw a few very young Hartebees

Definitely the best facial hair in the park- Black Wildebeest

Male ostrich - a quintessential part of the Karoo landscape

Some of the Springbok looked a bit scruffy but this one was in good condition.

We saw three Rock Monitor Lizards, this one gave the best poses.

We thoroughly enjoyed doing the Black Eagle hike early in the mornings and also drove all three of the 4x4 routes in the park.  Each one was different and although the game was quite sparse, we saw something new every time. We thoroughly enjoyed the tracks and loved the fact that we would be completely on our own for a couple of hours each time.

Perfect place for a coffee break, we checked for lions first!

The natural beauty of this area is simply stunning and photo's don't really do it justice so we hope to be back some time.  It has been gradually getting warmer and warmer and we had a lovely swim yesterday at MZ. We're going to miss the pool tomorrow, it is schedule to get up to 37C.

We'll do a separate blog with more of the bird pics once we've finished sorting them