DRIFTING IN THE RAIN AND THE RHYTHM OF THE RAPIDS

Four Drifters. 18 teddies a piece of driftwood and a Pebble DRIFTING thro Africa - in the rain! LIstening to the RHYTHMS of the fast flowing Crocodile River now swollen and running so fast that even the hippos cant swim against if! The sounds of the rapids in front of our lodge - a very different scene to when we arrived!

All around us -water logged. It's in the mid twenties tho so warm and we can still spot rather damp and forlorn water buffalo giraffe. zebra gnus and warthogs in our garden area or sheltering under the trees as we pass by

All the animals have young so to get up close to.a baby zebra is just
magic so cute and the stripes stunning

We visited Komatipoort which is on the western border of the Lebombo mountains. This area is referred to as The Wild Frontier Only 5 kms to Mozambique!!! And 65 to Swaziland. IT was founded in 1890 as a base for the construction of the railway line thro to Maputo. Took great photos of ladies carrying goods on their heads and got the flavour of their laid back life

Sue and I enjoy bird watching here- such beautiful birds for photographs so we spent a few hours just watching quietly
- saw kingfishers herons weaver birds and hoopoe and a Gorgeous Bushstrike and White fronted Bee-eater

The heavy rains have swollen the river to such an extent that Crocodile Bridge into
the Kruger has been closed and will be for four days so we will have to go back in via another gate - oh well set to improve Wes

The photos below are of the 18 Teddies and the wild animals we see roaming around our lodge - quite different neighbours !