Sunday, March 4, 2012

Going on a Tiger Hunt

6:30 am: pick up in the freezing cold wondering why we didn't do the afternoon when its warm.

7:00am: at the entry gate of the park. Vendors selling ear muffs are getting very good business right now.

7:15 am: at the entry gate for section 3 of the park ( our section ) where we spotted our first animal, but only because they were feeding the monkeys.

7:45 am: now starting to warm up a little.

8:10 am: spotted our first REAL wildlife, a spotted deer just like you might see in Canada...

9:00 am: bird attack on the people who have food! Thankfully we didn't have any but the people beside us did.


9:15 am: sitting in the truck waiting for ANY sudden movement. Oh wait, I see something! No that's just a deer.

9:30 am: our guide says that we should start heading back. As we were driving back our truck makes a sudden stop, our guide sees a tiger heading across the lake.

9:31 am: suddenly our guide says duck and starts the truck and we go rushing to the lake at top speed.

9:35 am: can you see him?

9:40 am: okay how about now?

9:55 am: we head back to our hotel feeling satisfied and in need of sleep.

6 comments:

  1. Chloe - does that mean the tiger was right beside your vehicle or do you guys have a great camera?? Did see him (or is it her? how can you tell the difference?) Anyways - fantastic shots - looks like it was a worthwhile endeavor - deer does look the same as here - I was downtown coming out of someones house for book club last night and there were 4 deer on their lawn - lions and tigers and bears (or tigers and monkeys!) are an entirely different proposition! Why did the bus driver make you duck down?? Anyways - good blog, Chloe!

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  2. Hi Chloe - good blog post - very interesting that it was so cold in the morning (is that how Mom got a cold?). Made me wonder what the temperature was at mid-day? Also do you know what kind of bird that was? - it was very beautiful. I also want to know why you had to duck down.

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  3. Tigers and dear and ducks? Oh my!
    Watch out for those monkies. When I was in Nairobi, Kenya in the eighties on a safari, the small greenish baboons would steal everything in sight. They stole my socks one night. Other people's sneakers were stolen. Nice blogpost. I like the way you break it down by slices of time. Have fun and enjoy the warm sun in Africa.

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  4. You can't trust a tiger. You never know when he might be lion.
    Glad you earned your spotting wildlife stripes!
    Keep up the good writing,
    Tegan

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  5. Sleep? How can you think of going to sleep after a tiger hunt?!?!? Way cool!! So did you see Calvin too?

    Thanks for the post. Keep 'em coming.

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  6. Very cool! Can't wait to see them for myself. Hope you're having fun in South Africa.

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