Sue's Travels: Arrive at Kapama Game Reserve

21 July 2016

Luggage is due out at 6:45 and I was punctual. I had breakfast and I jumped on the bus where we were taken to the airport for our flight. Apparently we are not staying at Kruger National Park, but at a private game reserve called Kapama. We were picked up from the airport and on the way to the lodge, we saw some Lions resting in the shade near a watering hole. Later on we passed two white rhinos. We were told that white rhinos eat grass, but black rhinos eat leaves. We arrived at the lodge and were assigned rooms and I am very pleased with my room. Unfortunately my suitcase tore. Our tour leader suggested that one of the women here could fix it for me, which makes sense. If I had a needle and thread, I could do it.

Plane to Kapama

Airport

Cars that would take us to Kapama

Entrance to Kapama Reserve

Lions enjoying the shade

Rhinos - the most dangerous animal in Africa

White Rhinos eat grass

After lunch, I went back to my room to rest and I think that I fell asleep. We headed out at four for our first ride. The only animal that we didn’t see was a leopard. It is amazing how cold it got when the sun went down. Fortunately, the cars carry blankets and I needed it. I wished that I had brought something warm. We saw some Lions snoozing before the females went out to hunt. I was disappointed in that I didn’t get decent pictures of them.