This last week we have been greeted by incessant rain. While it is much needed for the bush and the animals, guests arriving to what they expect to be a hot and sunny Africa often meet it with apprehension. Most expect it to ruin their safari experience, but this is only true if you let it! Although it has rained at least a little on all 3 of my guests’ game drives so far, it hasn’t affected their mood whatsoever. On the contrary, we’ve been having a blast slipping and sliding down the very wet roads on our determined quest to find the animals. We’d been lucky enough to have an awesome elephant sighting, watching in the rain as the herd with a couple newborn babies were playing and wallowing in a freshly formed and constantly expanding mud pan. Even the lions, which sometimes like to hide under the cover of thick bush in such weather, were considerate enough to have killed a wildebeest right next to the road, affording an incredible sighting of our big male lion feeding on his catch. So despite the rain, we were lucky enough to still have a lasting and memorable safari experience over the last couple days, with even a little extra added fun and adventure!

Story by Kevin (River Lodge)
2014/01/28