First Blood

Here we are--the hunting camp is very, very nice, and as the four (Gene and Dee Terland and Duane and me)of us are the only visitors, we are truly being spoiled. The men are on their second day of hunting today, and they have already drawn first blood. They each shot a steenbuck yesterday, and today they're looking for gemsbuck or impala or zebra (I know, I know, but what a gorgeous rug!). Dee and I have been sleeping in, getting to know the camp, and yesterday we were there for the kill. Tomorrow we'll probably go to a spa and/or local shopping. The scenery is just like the pictures of Africa that we've seen. The sunset from the safari truck was beautiful.
There are several dogs and one cat here at camp. Three of the dogs (Jack Russells and Terrier) are trained or being trained for hunting. The youngest is getting spoiled on our laps, however. Warthogs come right to camp to eat dog biscuits. There are also bunches of gray monkeys hanging from the trees, but they don't venture inside camp. We've seen Steenbuck, Impala, Kudu (WOW!), Warthogs, Gemsbuck, and COWS! No cats, yet, but they are baiting a leopard for the next hunter (maybe I should scare it away....). Hope you enjoy the pictures!