I asked for an early morning wake up call at 6am to be ready for a jeep ride through the jungle. I am so glad to have made that decision. After seeing deer and monkeys we came across a very strong smell which Gun the ranger, thought might be tiger.
We left the jeep to follow the scent which led us to this very sad sight - a tiger known to the rangers as Lucky. She was 15 years old and was known to have had a damaged leg.
She had been dead for a couple of day and the maggots had started doing their job. It was an amazing feeling to be that close to a tiger.
Then I had lunch at a tented camp close by. It was very peaceful and quiet and a marvellous place to appreciate the wildlife
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| The tents are very comfortable, with hot water, shower and flushing loo . |
After lunch it was the elephants' bath time. They so obviously love being in the water and getting lots of attention.
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| The baby of the herd Hopefully this VERY short video of the elephants bath time will work if you click on the arrow ! |
The day was activity packed. I grabbed a quick cup of ginger tea and then went looking for crocodiles on a boat.
We saw a few crocs on the banks and the sunset was stunning.
In the landrover on the way back from our boat trip the ranger suddenly stopped and shouted ‘Tiger!' About 6 to 8 feet away was a young tiger just observing us quietly. Cameras came out and he slowly wandered off. A magical moment. I was too excited to focus my camera properly so hopefully Wendy, a much travelled, interesting and very generous lady, will send me a copy of the photo she took. Many tourists come to the come and very few see tigers in the wild so I feel very lucky.
Wendy kindly gave me a donation towards supporting a child in Amar Jyoti school. I will make good use of it.
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