 Leopard Hills Part 2.
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09/23/08 11:42 PM
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It is unrelentingly hot in this room where the computer is, and some of us are off on a shopping expedition this morning, but I need to let Ngaire know that she should be receiving a phone call from Duncan in a while. Unless somebody else spills the beans, he can be the one to tell her our adventure.
Other than that, there was a leopard lounging on Debbie and Russ's verandah while we were out. We saw her headed in this direction, and waited to see who got the visit.
Leopards, leopards, leopards! Elephants, hippo, rhino, lions (so close that Mary Elaine was scared speechless for 45 minutes).
This is such a great group! Within 5 minutes of entering the bar for dinner last night, we discovered an abundance of Scorpios so the night went downhill from there. Debbie's sides were hurting from hearing of some of our escapades.
We LOVE Leopard Hills! We knew we were "home" when we drove over the first tree.
Now I am going to cool off for a few minutes before we are off and running again.
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Re: Leopard Hills Part 2.
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09/24/08 08:07 PM
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robert
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Hi Pam:
Thanks for checking in (again). More please?
Robert
Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you've imagined.
-Thoreau
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Re: Leopard Hills Part 2.
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09/25/08 01:30 AM
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I hope I remember to log out again, or the next message you get from me could be from Debbie or Ralph. It is much, MUCH cooler here today.
The "beans" that I waited to spill is, we found a whole pack of wild dogs yesterday morning, on Leopard Hills property. All indications point to their setting up a home here, but that doesn't help Ngaire who is at Madikwe. According to Duncan, Ngaire is no longer speaking to him and Debbie's job may be shaky. We are all fairly sure that once the initial rage is past, Ngaire will begin to come around. There are adults and babies in the pack; we saw four adults this morning out on a hunt, but they crossed into Singita's property and we couldn't follow.
No exciting elephant charges here, even with some "up close and personal" encounters. We found a hyena den and there was another mother nursing her cub. We saw hippo's out of the water last night, but it was too dark to take pictures. Then they all (five or six of them) RAN back and dived into the water. Mark said he could see something else in the grass, and suddenly a little baby hippo came running out and hopped into the water, too.
The leopard who was lounging on Debbie's verandah yesterday visited the gym this morning. Pictures are reportedly going to be put on the blog. We hear there was an elephant directly behind our verandah early, but the drapes were closed and we didn't see it. There was a kudu grazing at our front door, then it went around to our back "yard".
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Re: Leopard Hills Part 2.
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09/25/08 05:29 AM
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Great report, Pam. I am loving every word. Keep having fun! 
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Re: Leopard Hills Part 2.
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09/25/08 09:27 AM
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Love it all Pam.........thanks for such a good job of reporting!
Marcie 
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Re: Leopard Hills Part 2.
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09/25/08 09:14 PM
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We leave in about 2 1/2 hours, headed home. We will be back here, we love it.
This group is hilarious, we come in from dinner every night hurting because we have laughed so hard. The resident leopard spent the day yesterday hanging out in one of the outdoor showers, after her workout in the gym earlier. We have named her Lola.
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Re: Leopard Hills Part 2.
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09/26/08 05:25 AM
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Pam - Wishing you and Mark a safe trip home. I'm so glad you enjoyed not only the wonders of Africa again, but the companionship of the group. It makes a big difference.
We were simply aghast Ngaire didn't catch the next plane to Leopard Hills when she got the call from Duncan. How is it the wild dogs once again alluded her?
Lola? Ola!
Pleasure, Anne
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Re: Leopard Hills Part 2.
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09/26/08 06:31 AM
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Safe travels home, Pam. I've enjoyed your reports. Thanks for taking the time to keep us entertained.
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