RI7ER JOURNAL POSTS
The Senqu Orange Gariep Expedition Journal - 4 Otters
Thursday, 17 December 2009
I am sat by the river on a prominent rock. Its dusk and the shadows are long. I am about to leave when i see something moving in the water. At first glance it looks like a snake. Then i see fours heads moving close after one another. They are four otters. I sit still. The otters are moving into an eddy under a rock. They stop, and i am sure they are looking at me. Big eyes, expressive faces. Stretching their heads, sniffing and making squeeky otter sounds. They seem gentle and friendly. I find them beautiful. Time seems prolonged whilst they are there. When they go downriver, they leave me in awe.
By Ine Skjørten