A week full of Ellies!

          

The week started off with a treat for the students when Charles and myself took the students on an educational “guest” drive just before their final drives take place this week and next. Amarula coffee, delicious muffins that Iris (our cook) made, all made the drive that much more special. A herd of elephants was seen crossing the river with a small baby in tow and a fascinating display of elephant behaviour was seen by Charles when the young elephant could not get up the steep river bank and started to panic which caused all the adult elephants to turn around amid much vocalization to look for a more gentle slope for the youngster to climb.

        

Later on in the week whilst final assessments where underway, a quick game drive in the afternoon by some students not doing their drive provided the students and myself wonderful views of a large male elephant which allowed us to spend many valuable time with him whilst the students asked questions and took photos. After the brilliant sighting we had sundowners on a big dam wall with prolific birdlife, hippos and a few elephants with the setting sun dropping in behind them. Glorious end to a wonderful afternoon.

The Bushwise Team

A week full of Ellies!