rhino sisters OUT!

Last Saturday was the big day, up as the sky reddened in the east. Carefully we opened the boma, the sisters huffed and puffed, mock charging us as we carefully removed the poles. Makes the adrenaline rush to have 4000 pounds of rhino 6 inches away from your head, relying on it to shy away from the flimsy barrier. They didn't rush out to freedom. After an hour of peering suspiciously through the gap they were tempted out by their stomachs, lucerne just outside. First, big sister strode out confused to be surrounded by space and freedom then little sister joined her. The small one seemed to give the big one confidence and with a quick snatched mouthful of lucerne they took off west in a cloud of dust.
3 hours later we followed to see where they had gone, they ran for about a mile then slowed to a leisurely gait feeding as they explored their new home they seemed calm so we left them, Sunday I looked again, they had drunk water at Seribe so my main worry satisfied, the Kalahari very dry at this time of year. Should be OK now, hoping they'll return soon to the house tempted by the lucerne.
Sorry about the photo quality - first time my camera has stuffed up!
Weather warmed up a bit last few days after some chilly days, Vicky and I are off to Vancouver for a month to see Ada, will be novel to be part of the First World again, not looking forward to the flight though.