Port Louis, Mauritius

Monday, 15^th February\

Sadly our last Port of call. 

Today we had another face to face Immigration inspection. With these inspections you have no choice when to go, you are appointed a time. Luckily we were only a half hour late getting to our meeting point for my prearranged driver.

We saw many of the tourist places today, but unfortunately no snorkelling, the beaches are good fro swimming, but we would have had to take a boat ride to a neighbouring island to snorkel and time did not permit that.

Point De Galets, Reunion Island

Sunday, 14^th February

Eight of us set off on a Private tour at 8 am. We drove through the Capital City of Port Denis on our way to the Salazie. We passed many waterfalls on the way. The island has an active volcano and has many high peaks. The island is lush and humid.

Durban, South Africa

Wednesday, 10^th February

Today 30 CC members took a tour to a Game Reserve and a Zulu Village.

The Game Reserve did not have many animals and being as it was late morning , many of those were nowhere to be seen.

A nice enough day; but sadly nothing too exciting. 

Rhino and Giraffe. Only animals to be seen.

Monkey at Zulu village

Little bee eater bird. Very small and has nest in hole in sandy banks

Tony's Pic of the trip. A close up of the same Bee-eater entering nest.
The game driver wants a copy of this one.

Zulu chief

Zulu Dancers

SAFARI, AMAKHALA GAME RESERVE

5^th – 8^th February

We were collected from our drop off point at Canarvon Dale,  by CRAIG one of the game drivers, and taken to the Quatermains Camp a short and bumpy ride away.

WOW...The Boma (Common Area) was just like the pictures we had seen, and so was our tent....only better because we were going to be staying here.

Eating Area

Cooking Area

After unpacking our gear we were too hyped up to sit around the tent for the couple of hours before lunch and our first game drive, so we went up to the Boma and SAM (the Cook) gave us bottled water and we set off on a bush walk.

We returned excited because we had spotted elephants on a hill in the distance and was sure this was a sign that there was much more to come.

KAI was our driver for our first drive and we set off with the other 2 couples at 3.30pm, heading to SHAMWARI the neighbouring Reserve. Quatermain and Canarvon Dale guests are allowed to visit Amakhala and Shamwari Reserves.

Our Tent

On Suite

Comfy Beds

Elephants surrounded the vehicle...we were going nowhere anytime soon. We sat in awe of their size and beauty, watching and photographing them eating from the bushes around us. One large elephant squeezed passed us and a bush, with only centimetres to spare. For near an hour we stayed there waiting til the area was clear enough for Kai to start the engine and move away.

Each day bought more animals and situations to get excited about. A Male Cheetah who was obviously afraid of something, walking with pace toward us, then passing by without even acknowledging we where there. As his only predator is a lion, Craig knew to look for the Lions.

A Female Cheetah and her 4 playful cubs. The cubs were of the age that mum was teaching them to hunt, so she was looking for small prey for them.

We stopped to look at a warthog half way in/out of his burrow. Suddenly the whole family exited.

 Two young giraffe were playing move over, they pushed each other with their bodies and slapped each other with their necks.

So many other exciting stories to tell. the pictures will have to do until we get home.

Amakhala

The 4WD

Big Bull Elephant

Kitchen Area of Camp

Black Rhino

Wilderbeast

Ready for Dinner.

King of the Beasts

King and his special Lady

Ostrich

Mongoose

Zebras

White Rhino

Jackel

Monkey

Young Lioness

Playing Hippos

Craig

There are Hundreds more pics and some video