|
"This Thakadu River Camp, where the spirit of the past whispers softly in the
grass when the wind blows, and strange things can still happen on the banks of the
Marico River"
|
|
|
Greetings to you all! |
January 2010
|
|
|
|
|
Arise and shine Africa, it is a new year! The proud land of our
forefathers, the beautiful land of Africa, with so much abundance for
it is the season of renewal and birth. |
|
|
|
As we entered the New Year, our sightings have been absolutely
spectacular! The waterholes are full to capacity with an abundance of
beautiful life-giving rain. The bushveld is glowing green, holding in
its belly many new births, and sadly, predators that are taking
advantage of their vulnerability but it is and always will be the
survival of the fittest. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Recently our guests were treated to two consecutive days with
sightings of all of the Big 5. From a leopard in a tree with an Impala
kill, to the coalition of three young male lions on a giraffe kill.
Our Rangers have been so excited with the many excellent sightings;
all they really needed to revive their love for animals and the
exciting unpredictability of the bush. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Then we have the sweet hidden sounds from our many bird species
thriving in our sub-tropical conditions, the blooming flowers like Red
star rising and the Yellow Nidorella’s marking the season of abundance
for bird species such as the Woodland Kingfisher and the Yellow-billed
kites which, in turn, enchant us with the Chorus of the African bush. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Sightings from the lodge deck have also been quite unbelievable, from a
young Elephant bull cooling off in the river below to a young lion
lazing in the sun. The bush is so alive right now, moving in rhythm like
the beating of a drum. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Join us again at Thakadu, come and beat those drums of the African bush
again and reaffirm that there is nothing on earth more beautiful than
the beauty we all know as “Madikwe”. |
|
|
|
To our family of past guests and future guests to come, I leave you with
this African Proverb “A family is like a Forest, when you are outside
the Forest it is dense, when you are inside you see that each tree has
its place”. |
|
|
Until we meet again.
Thakadu greetings from
Benjamin and the Team
|
|
|
|
|
Please
click here if you would like to subscribe to our newsletter.
|