Adorable baby Danie with his loving and attentive mom, Okey Dokey. He never stopped smiling and laughing the entire time they were visiting. |
There are so many people in Marloth Park right now, we're having trouble with the Internet. I tried downloading today's photos but wasn't able to do so for several hours. Now at almost 11:00 am, I'm still busy getting the post ready to upload.
The larger male of the troop of Vervet monkeys, sitting in the tree next to the veranda where the bush baby house is located. |
We've heard that people are being turned away to enter Kruger National Park during this busy period. Only 600 people are allowed into each of the eleven entrance gates throughout the massive wildlife area.
He sat there for quite a while watching us. |
Once inside every sighting is observed by dozens of vehicles. Oh, good grief. This enormous natural environment is taken over by commercialism during holiday periods, returning to it's quiet and enriching status that usually takes one's breath away.
Soon, he was distracted by noise his troop-mates were making as they flew through the trees. |
As we enter into the cooler winter season, beginning on June 21st, tourism in the area will taper off due to lower temperatures. This morning, both of us were outside on the veranda by 6:30 am bundled up to stay warm. Now, four hours later we're back to shorts and tee shirts.
We tried for a better photo of this male bushbuck which is the darkest we've seen but I was distracted with our company and never took the time for a good photo as darkest fell. |
Yesterday, before dusk, our dear friend, Okey Dokey, our driver here in Marloth Park four years ago, whose remained a great friend these past years, visited us with her husband and baby, both named Dani for snacks, wine, and beer. We'd never met the two Danis and adore them both.
His coloring was much darker and he was considerably larger than other male bushbucks we've seen so far. |
Who knows how long it will be until we see them again? They've invited us to visit them at the "farm" a five-hour drive from here. Perhaps, at some point during our remaining months in South Africa, (immigration permitting) we'll visit them.
Soon we're off to the little market at Marlothi Centre for a few items for tonight's dinner and more carrots and apples for our wildlife friends. It will be a quiet few days for us with no plans to travel any further than the little market, as the holiday season continues through Tuesday.
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Map of the world illustrating how the International Date Line effects each side of the line. One year ago we crossed and we had two May firsts. Please click here for details. |
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