This time of year is late in the rainy season, so most areas were extremely lush. The grass was long, the foliage was green and the bush was thick. Roads were also very muddy; we were lucky to be helped out of some soft mud by a couple of friendly South Africans while in Nylsvlei Reserve north of Johannesburg.
Victoria Falls was certainly impressive this time of year. The amount of water going over the falls was incredible, and it certainly lived up to its local name--Mosi-oa-Tunya, The Smoke that Thunders. At times you could scarcely see the falls because of the mist created from the falling water. It was incredible walking along the paths just opposite the falls. Despite the blue sky overhead, at times you thought you were walking through a huge storm so much water was raining back down.
This is the gorge below Zambezi River's gorge below Victoria Falls, with a very small section of the falls mostly obscured by mist in the background. With all of the water particles in the air, it's a rainbow-laden place.
We experiences a lot of wet mornings on this trip, but this guy was truly soaked after walking through the high, dew-soaked grass. This is a Slender Mongoose that paused on the road to check us out at Nylsvlei Reserve in South Africa.
On our final morning in Kruger, we came across a group of Spotted Hyenas. A few of them were in a culvert next to the road eating a freshly-killed warthog.
