Nkomazi

After Swaziland we moved north back into South Africa to another Game Reserve called Nkomazi. This was a fairly new reserve with amazing scenery and about 30 times the size of the first one. We could drive for miles and miles looking for wildlife.

We found a herd of elephants which came right up to the vehicle. Here we also saw zebra, lions, and all kinds of antelope. Our guide Kilmon was great at tracking the animals, had a wonderful sense of humor and taught us about the land. He was very knowledgable in astronomy and ancient rock paintings. He took us out star gazing one night where "we saw the southern cross for the first time and now we understand why we came this way (Name that tune...)."

During the morning game drives we stopped to have tea/coffee and in the evenings we stopped to indulge in appetizers. Spoiled!

One morning we were eating breakfast on the deck when a herd of elephants slowly walked just a few hundred feet from us on the opposite side of the river. It was a beautiful day and watching them file by made it incredible. Little did we know they were retreating into the bush so one of the females could give birth. The next day they came out with the tiniest little elephant you've ever seen. They went in as a herd of 11 and came out as 12, of course we didn't have the camera to get a picture of the baby!