Saturday, August 9, 2008

8th August 2008.

8th August 2008.

We woke up early today before the winds to help Dougal burn the bush. We all loaded into the truck for the freezing drive to the burn site. When we arrived we were taught how to use beaters, which are flung in a whipping motion at the ground to smother flames that spread in the wrong direction. For the next hour or so we followed the fire path and ensured that it did not spread past the water line. What an experience! We returned to camp and washed up before enjoying a lovely African afternoon relaxing. After lunch we met up with Dougal again as he taught us about tracking animals in the bush. We drove around stopping to follow footprints and identify spoor of specific creatures. We tested dung and freshness of tracks. After spoor tracking with Dougal we returned to the campsite to eat and dress warmly. Tonight we were off to our first night call-in in hope of finding a brown hyena..............

1 comment:

SOUTH AFRICAN BROWN HYENAS TEEN TEAM 2008 said...

We're so glad the trip is going well and it is wonderful to hear these comments. I hope Kevin is taking a lot of pictures. Joan (Kevin's MOM)