We will have the same Gypsy KL 04, the driver Atul and naturalist Chirag for the duration of our stay.
We checked at the gate and forest guide Vinod Uike was assigned to us, a quiet but knowledgeable person with a keen eye.
It is cool this morning to the point of being chilly. The norm here is to take packed breakfast with us. This was always some variation of paratha but all very tasty, boiled eggs, cookies, fruit and juice. We stopped around 9:30 at one of two designated locations.
After breakfast we proceeded on and pretty soon heard alarm calls and waited, Soon after a gorgeous tigress, with the un glamorous name of P2 emerged from the shrubbery on our left and proceeded to walk casually towards our Gypsy, walked about 3 feet from the front of our Gypsy and crossed the road. She was so close that I had to keep zooming out to keep all of her in the frame. What a beautiful, graceful animal and such a gorgeous sight.
We learned later that P2 was one of a liter of 4, consisting of 3 females and 1 male. She is around 3 years old and quite brazen.
We then proceeded on to view a Nilgai herd at the waterhole, the herd consisted of 6 females and one male.
We came to the resort, freshened up and went for lunch which was mostly European style. There is a board at the resort where the guides write up the sightings for the trip.
Shortly after lunch we left for the afternoon safari, with Pancham jiutode as our forest guide. We didn't see anything exotic, just the usual chittal, sambar and some common birds.
Dinner was Bengali style, it was good but somewhat average. The rosogollas were store bought and not that good.
Tonight's show was the feed from the camera mounted at the waterhole in a remote part of the resort. Not much activity there except a lone jackal foraging for food., it was nice to watch nonetheless.
Location:Svasara Lodge
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