Matobo National Park

Matobo National Park is known for wildlife and kopjes (giant boulders that are stacked precariously). This park  is one of the best places to see both white and black  rhinos. I found that the difference between the two is that the white rhinos eat only grass while black rhinos enjoy twigs and bark as well as grass. Both are herbivores. This park is also known for its leopards but they are elusive and we didn’t see any. Our guide said in 15 years of doing this, he manage to see them only 6 times! This park is also home to a third of all eagle species.

Also, the hills here were home to an indigenous San people thousands of years ago. I was able to take a couple of pictures of their petroglyphs.

We are staying at Hermits Peak Lodge just outside the park. The lodge is own by a British couple and as we drove in they came out to welcome us.  As it was Murphy Law played again. There was no electricity, they were waiting for repairs (but forgot to mentioned they been waiting several days for the repairs!). So we had a generator from 6 pm to 9 pm for dinner and shower and again from 6 am to 10 am for breakfast. Oh, only a fan but once the generator was turned off so was the fan! But the awesome part we did encounter a mom, dad and baby rhino. We had go in a single file and we got extremely close. I was a little nervous but it worked out. But coming back the dad woke up to we had to crouch and not move. They are very nearsighted but their hearing is excellent so he heard our movements. He got up and listened for a minute and he then turned around and laid back down! We hurry out of there. Here’s pictures of the day: