The morning cruise was meant to see
different types of birds and reptiles but we got to see a mix of everything,
including another siting of pygmy elephants! The siting of the elephants was
better than the first siting. We got a better look. I was the one to point out
the elephants. We even saw a very tiny baby. Also, on the morning cruise we got up close
and personal with some macaques. We were so close we could touch them. We were
able to get amazing pictures! Other animals we saw were Wallace’s Hawk Eagle,
Blue Throated Bee Eater, White Chested Hornbill and a Water Monitor.
The story with the monitor is a
funny one. We were approaching a dead tree that was in the water and Ally
states that this is a perfect spot for a monitor. She was looking so hard for
the monitor that she didn’t see the one posing for her on the branch exactly
where she said it would be. I will never let her down on that one.
We headed back to the lodge and ate
a late breakfast and then went on the Jungle Trail. We saw macaques above us in
the tree but not really close. We saw insects such as centipedes and saw signs
of elephants but the one thing we really saw were mosquitos. I was eaten alive!
Good thing they didn’t bother me much later and the bumps and redness went down
because it did not look good. The picture doesn’t even show how bad it really
was. The trail was not exciting for us because we didn’t see anything and
because the walk for me was uncomfortable with all the bugs so we were glad the
trail ended quickly.
We then had another evening cruise
scheduled. Our goal for this evening cruise was to see more elephants, find
some snakes, and see a crocodile. We saw many macaques but since we had seen
them so many times and had already got really good pictures we didn’t want to
stop. We spotted Rhino Hornbills which Ally was keeping an eye out for because
they are rarer. We saw more proboscises and stopped to try to get better pictures
but they like to be higher in the trees and are cameras couldn’t capture a good
image.
It was starting to get dark so we
were heading back to the cabins but all of a sudden I spotted more elephants. I
saw them even before the guide, who is trained to look for them, saw them. I
almost jumped out the boat I was so excited. Let me tell you, I have a good eye
too. This was the best siting of the elephants we had. (With each cruise the
siting of the elephants got better and better and we were able to get really
good pictures and videos). This was a herd of about 15 elephants with babies
and teenagers. They came right down to the water to eat some tall grass. We
stayed there for a long while just enjoying the spectacular view. Finally, we
turned around and headed back but as soon as we turned the boat the guide
pointed across the river. Swimming on the other side was a crocodile. It was
getting dark and the crocodile was far away so it was hard to see but Ally took
a video and you can see the crocodile a little swimming across the bank of the
river. We didn’t want to get too close because it is dangerous.
We went back to the lodge and
enjoyed our dinner and last night. We really liked this part of the tour and
the lodge we were in.
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