Three days in Sabi Sand, Kruger National Park.

July 23rd!  Today, we flew from Johannesburg to Skukuza airport in the Sabi Sand area of Kruger National Park.  It is in the Northeast Province of South Africa, not far from Mozambique.  We were greeted by our friend Ekson (who turned out to be our tracker on each safari drive we did) and driven about 15 minutes to Kirkman's Kamp Lodge.  We had a fantastic experience here.  The people, the accommodations and the animals made our stay special.  These are some highlights!

 

Tiny Skukuza airport!

                                                    Celebrating our 30th wedding anniversary
                                                     in the bush.  What a memory:)

                                          Watching the sunrise every morning!

And not feeling tired after watching the sunrise every morning.

Getting stuck in the river bed for an hour and then spotting leopards and lions immediately after!

                                                    Late afternoon drives with evening toasts.

And the animals!

Leopard Calling for her mate. (Click link)

Baboons are very cranky but fun to watch.  We missed the big fight right next to the jeep because we were so fascinated that we forgot to take pictures or videos:

https://youtu.be/gaJBK1OWP4c        https://youtu.be/K61EYENuyYQ

A few Kirkman's Kamp pix:

                                                 

                                          Relaxing on our back porch overlooking the riverbed.

https://youtu.be/LG3ULUpRmYA

Dale's dancing:)

                                          Josh and Ekson - and our crew.

                                                        Remembering Jenny.