Today was our last full day in Kruger and we are sad to leave this wonderful holiday destination.We might not have seen many predators, but we have had a wonderful time. Today we traveled from Sindwedgi where we had spent last night . We pitched our camp in a bare/vacant camp site, but within reach of a power point an with a braai on the site. There were 3 other camp sites occupied on the "other side" but once the occupants got back from their respective outings, we got the decided feeling that we were "squatters on their parking lot". Well, I have learnt that close proximity to a power point and a braai is worth much more that being friends with your neighbour. This mornign Dick was in the bathroom and 2 of the neighbours were there as well and he overheard them saying: "Daai mense oorkant ons is snaaks",meaning that the people opposite us are strange . Weel,they might not have half an idea of how strange we are!!! Dick came back and repeated this to me and then asked what "snaaks" meant. It means "funny" and his next question was: " Funny as in Ha-Ha or funny as in peculiar". Well again that is a loaded question. From their way of camping, I would have thought that they thought us to be "peculiar". Well, at least we have made it into somebody else's discussion and we hope it gave them pleasure as it gives us to speculate about other campers!!.
Anyway, we travelled all the way from our last night destination to Punda Maria where we are tonight. We did not see any significant wild life or major kills on the road or even many animals, but the vegetation changed and it was so beautiful. Wonderful trees, giant Baobabs, ancient forests and still Elephant and Buffalo.
Tonight we are in the camp at Punda Maria and it is real bush camping. There are not many people here and I don't believe that it is the "hub" of Kruger, but it is awesome. Our site is right on the edge of the camp and the bush is a couple of meters away. It is quiet ant for the first time we have heard "bush sounds". Earlier tonight I heard a sound like a baby crying, but did not know what it was. Some time later I heard it again and then asked Dick what it was and he said it was a baby. I said NO, it is not. Well not too long after that we looked up from where we sitting having our supper and there was this little "baby" looking at us from a tree. It was a real life "Bush baby". It was totally un perturbed about our presence and went about doing its Bush baby business as if we were not even there. It was my "Ah Ha moment" of the day. Needless to sat neither Dick not I had our cameras with us at the time.
I have saved some photos of out experience of Kruger and will post them on the blog soonest. For us it was a wonderful time and a great experience to be here and we have learnt that it is not only about the "Big Five", but about the wonderful world we are privileged to live in and to share in.
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