Hartzview - Day 6

July 24, 2010
Hi Family and Friends, its L.B. here reporting yet once again from Hartzview.....same routine, except this morning L.B. decides to sleep in until almost 8:00. I missed the morning hunt. Hill and Sarah go out again, but don't return until after 1:00. They had a late start..... I think we were all a little tired and lazy. Hill slept very well for the first time since we have been here. I think it really takes about a week or so to get acclamated to the time change. Another exciting hunt for Hill today, he got a white springbuck and an impala. Hill now has 3 of the 4 springbucks.....he just needs the copper springbuck to complete the species.
The weather the same, but it has been warming a little. It is the first day we have seen clouds, sparse during the day, but as the sun went down, it became increasingly cloudier.....always enough blue to make a dutchman's pair of pants, as Grandmother used to say!
We all went out for the afternoon hunt....Hill asked, "Mom, are you becoming just an afternoon hunter?" My response, "YES"! It feels good to be a little lazy and get up at my leisure..... after all, this is a place where you can be one with nature. I am thankful that I have access to the computer , so that I can blog and keep everyone up to date with what is happening with us in Africa. This is a way to keep me close to everyone!
While on the afternoon hunt, we tracked some animals. We did not see many.... some impalas, springbucks, kudu(cows), nothing that Richard could get a shot off. Finally, as the sun was going down, we spotted an eland. Richard used Braam's 25-0-6 , to make a 50-60 yard shot and hit it dead on, but the eland ran. We tracked blood and tracks for over an hour, never to find the animal. The sun was going down fast, so now we had very little time to look..... the tracking will have to wait until in the morning. Hill did not shoot at anything. They saw some animals, but we have a week left before we leave, so Hill and Jacques are waiting for the "big one".
Richard has been busy in the kitchen making pico de gallo, hot sauce, and guacamole.....ahhhhhh, the tastes of home. The south africans are enjoying the flavors of our home, but the spice gets alittle too hot for them. He is going to prepare a big mexican food dinner for us today...... enchiladas, rice, beans, carne guisada, and all the trimmings. We are all looking forward to the meal.... it is also giving Sally and Ria a break!
Have a wonderful Sunday and we are thinking of all of you and missing you too! Sarah, I loved hearing your voice yesterday! Keep commenting and texting! Until tomorrow......
xoxoxoxox, L.B.