Saturday 18/12/21
It's always a bit traumatic leaving Kruger Park and entering the real world - travelling for so long at low speeds seems to slow everything down and getting back on normal roads can be daunting.
Accidents, detours, heavy rain and absolutely shocking road behaviour made for an eventful trip across to our house-sit but we made it without incident.
We were welcomed to the house by four boisterous Jack Russells - the owners had already left as planned. We're in a fantastic thatch house on a huge, wild plot on the Magaliesburg ridge of mountains. It's a bit grey (weather-wise) at the moment so we'll do some pictures of the area once it brightens a bit more.
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| Dog massages - just one of the many services we offer. |
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| Puppies - Roes and Streep |
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| The oldies - Bella and Trash |
The dogs have accepted us quite quickly and are great fun to be with. Taking them for walks up the mountain can be quite daunting as they race off like demons, so we are gradually increasing our distance to make sure they come back every time - we also have dog treats as our 'secret weapon' to coax them back.
We'll be here until New Year's day and are enjoying the solitude, interrupted only be a steady stream of wildlife in and around the house, from bats in our room to all fashion of creepy-crawly.
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| Praying Mantis found on the stove-top - luckily while it was cold |
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| Foaming Grasshopper, which releases a toxic foam from glands on it's back when grasped by a predator |
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| Not even going to try and name this one |
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| Caterpillar of the Citrus Butterfly |
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