Meerkats.
Black Backed Jackal.
On Friday 25th June after watching Netherlands 2 v Cameroon 1 the night before at Green Point stadium, the Drews and Parkins all headed north to Addo, inland from Port Elizabeth. It was a long ten hour trip with a lunch stop in Plettenberg Bay. We were booked into chalets and cottages which was just as well because it was cold up at Addo.
The park was established in 1931 to save the Eastern Cape Elephant from extinction and is now home to more than 500 elephants. They say it is the only park in the world to host the " Big Seven ". They have added the Great White Shark and the Southern Right Whale to the Big Five list. There is a coastal section in Addo.
Went on an early morning game drive in one of the National Park vehicles and almost immediately saw two young male lions. Most of the animals had been sheltering overnight in the bushveld but as the sun started to warm them and us they slowly came out into the open. At first the backs of the elephants looked like brown mounds amongst the vegetation -we got excited when the first elephant came into full view but soon there were dozens of them.
Went for a second drive in our vehicle early afternoon and then again just before dark. A wonderful experience.
