Matobos

A few days ago we went to Big Cave Camp in Matobos. We got a big family cabin. It had bunk beds for us kids and a double bed for mum and dad. It had a great view of a water hole. It also had a nice swimming pool. We had brilliant three course meals. There also was a bonfire every night. Their manager Lin was extremely friendly. The guide was nice too. He was called Sam. On our first day he took us to a big rock that was struck by lightning. Then we sat on the rock and watched the extraordinary sunset while we drank cool drinks.

A few days later we went on another walk. Sam was in the middle of telling us about some ancient people when he stopped in the middle of his sentence and said: “Did you hear that?” We said: “No”. This time we listened closer and we heard a loud grunt. It was a leopard - a wild leopard! The leopard kept sneaking into the park. Bridie was very scared. But the guide wanted to see it and so did I. But then it started getting dark so we had to go back to the camp. We did see heaps of animals at Matobos. We saw giraffe, zebra, kudu, hippos, grybok, hyrax, a crocodile and monkeys. I loved spotting them.

Clare