When I returned this afternoon from Richards Bay, a city about 1.5 hours away from Thanda, a troop of Vervet Monkeys greeted me at Thanda House. One of them kept alarm-calling. He obviously did not trust me 🙂
A short while later a herd of Buffalo moved from East to West along the fence. When I got a bit closer to get some pictures they all focused on me for while and then lost interest and kept grasing and moving.
Tommorrow I will get my game viewing vehicle and I will start driving on the reserve learning the roads (and probably getting lost a few times in the process :-).
Good night!
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Fantastic! Perhaps that monkey will learn to like you!:-) Don’t get too lost on your drives. They probably don’t have a Lost and Found Department there. 🙂
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No, but I have a map and a GPS – so I should be OK 🙂
Thanks to everyone for all the comments
As for the monkey, he will trust you once he gets to know you belong there. I hope that buffalo is female because I like her earrings.
How exciting to be able to see so much without even venturing away from the compound. Keep the pictures coming. I am so enjoying seeing what you are up to. Your room and office look really nice and I checked out the resort…it looks really beautiful….maybe someday!
Stunning photography, especially of the Buffalo! I wonder if you’d enjoy reading my recent blog post on Fair Trade and the Baskets of Africa.
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The pic of the vervet monkey is awesome! The lighting makes it shimmer as gold, Maybe he’s just letting the others know theres a new guy in town! If you get lost out there just give me a call, I’ll come find you! lol. You know I can get lost,or turned around at the zoo.But I would try. Now do I turn left at the mexican resturant? Which one I only see about ten around me.lol Have another great day..
Hi Christian – It’s so nice to come to the office in the morning here in Switzerland and see your pics from beautiful South Africa – I really enjoy seeing the blue sky & the anmials. Hope you continue writing these blogs …..
WOW! How long does it take you to start breathing again after you take the pictures? They are breathtaking! I have taken a couple of Jim Bartoos shots off the zoo Website for a friend of mine and made them into t-shirts. I might have to sell a kidney for the rights to put that vervet on a shirt for her.