Warthog going through our camp at Ihaha.

So after much joking around, giving Izzy heaps over the mishap and laughing we all made it back to the Little Kwara boat station. We then had a game drive back to camp. The meals at the Kwando properties are fabulous - always filling and plenty to eat.

We then had a game walk the following morning, these I love. It's where you learn all about the little things. Tracks and spoors, plants, insects and any manner of things you come across. It is not really about finding the Big Five on foot, more about experiencing everything at the same level as the wildlife around you.

Nevertheless we did get quite close to some elephants. We learnt about the trees, medicinal values and what the local people use them for. We had a great walk and got back to camp. Keith & Lesley had decided to then go for a ride in the mokoro's so Martin & I went back to the room to have a shower and relax a bit.

There was a couple of big bull elephants around camp who love all the seed pods ande fruits that the plants produce at this time of the year. When it came time to go up for brunch we literially had an elephant roadblock. We watched from the back stairs as one came closer and was almost on his knees trying to pull the branches down from the big trees - amazing to watch.

After about 15 minutes our guide, Izzy came to look for us and found our roadblock. He watched for awhile and asked us if we were ready to go eat? He then started clapping his hands and trying to shoo the ellie away, easier said than done! Was very funny to watch as this most beautiful beast kept looking at Izzy as if he were mad. The ellie finally moved far enough away so that we could scoot across to the neighbouring tent and then use their path.

Fabulous fun and it always amazes me for the size of them how quiet they really are - you can easily come across an ellie without realising it if you are not very alert.