Time to sit back relax and enjoy the animals. This Sunday we went out to the Addo elephant national park and the reptile raptor centre. The students had an amazing time. We started off in Addo and were immediately greeted by two male lions basking in the wonderful sunshine. Just before lunch we got surprised [...]
Creepy crawlies and slimy jumpers Week 6 at Ulovane
The week of creepy crawlies and slimy jumpers (arthropods and amphibians), it was also the first week of real guiding by the students, us amateur guides did pretty well for our first guided drives, everybody had some interesting information to say about everything, from the geology of the area to the largest land mammals and [...]
JULY 2012 Update – Week 1
On our first drive we encountered Norman, Amakhala’s main elephant bull, at canoe crossing. During his drink of water another younger bull approached with what seemed to be a friendly hello, this turned out to be a test of strength. Norman’s subordinate had the upper hand as he was on higher ground however Norman still [...]
I’m going to miss this place….
We’ve been doing our mock and final drives this week and they’ve all been going swimmingly, only a few people are now left to pass and there are those on their assessment drives as I write this. A mixture of nerves and excitement flow through your body before your guests arrive but as soon as [...]
May 2012 Ulovane Mail
On Monday we made our first Canoe approach: anticipating the movement of 2 big elephant bulls, we got into the canoes at Lunch time, had lunch on them and as we paddled back, the two bulls were standing there, drinking and splashing water everywhere! Amazing sighting! Wow! – Just a taste of the MAY 2012 [...]
