(This is the bad ass that wanted us gone)
Lisa spotted a baby crock. That was it for the crocks. The hippos where snout deep into the water each time we spotted one.
As we watching a troop of baboons play and cavort, they went dead silent and up the trees. Another encounter with an elephant was upon us. There were two fighting, when the fight was over, the victor looked us over and did a fake charge at us to let us know we were to move on. probably wasn't anything fake about it, let's call it a mini charge.
After the elephant event, we stopped for sunset drinks on the plain. A hyena approached and layer down a hundred yards away or less, waiting, hoping we'd leave something. We didn't.
Elephant remains. We found crock remains as well.
We saw many termite nests or mounds today. Once they dig down and create them, always on the flats, birds land on them and poop. They poop seeds. Other animals come around. They all poop around it. As vegetation grows, larger animalism come to eat the vegetation and poop. Elephants do this bringing poop with palm seeds that only germinates after they poop them out. And eventually a tree or trees grown around the mound. This create mini islands or oases in the middle of this grassy plains. Since they are mounds, they are not likely to drown the new plants as the plains flood. Abandoned nests also become hiding places and homes for small dwarf mongoose.
All in all, nature has a plan for everything. It is neat to learn and see now animals stay alert, how they plan their moves, where the eat, rest and sleep to protect themselves. After all, most them are in the food chain. The lions just walk astound like they own the place.
This camp has been amazing. Our every whim catered to. The food, amazing. Last nite we had watermelon ice-cream. We had great food too many times per day. The chef asked if there was anything, anything, he could prepare for us. I asked for lemon ice-cream. Tonight, not to my surprise, we had lemon ice-cream as one of the dessert choices.
Tomorrow is moving day. Internet connectivity might be slim from here on. We'll see. Having Internet here in the middle of the African jungle is - and I am overusing the word - wild!
