Going to the Northern Cape slowly - the complete story.

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Going to the Northern Cape slowly - the complete story.

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Hi guys!

I just realized that I never posted a trip report for our trip to the Northern Cape and KZN in 2012. 0*\ I meant to and it just never happened.

It's an old one but I get to relive the most amazing trip that made me fall in love with the Northern Cape. O/\

Now to get this one going... Off to dropbox to collect some photo's and memories...


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2012 or not - on board. :-)


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I never wanted to hear a word about going to Augrabies much less KTP. It took a lot of convincing. =O:

Our first overnight stop was at Red Sands Lodge, just ourside Kuruman. Easy to find - just look for the windmill on the hilltop. It's not a windmill, it's a cellphone tower and the lodge is just under that.

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Open spaces...miles of it...

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And a Pienk Padstal:

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Loud water - this one came with a story to tell...

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Kgalagadi did its first magic after barely an hour inside the park:

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I set foot on Namibian soil:

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Got my wish to see cheetah run even though I didn't appreciate the results! 0=

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Appreciated the mountains of Golden Gate:

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And tried out Ezemvelo for the first time - interesting one that... =O:

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O/\


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O\/ O\/ O\/ Promising - can't wait for the full story ^Q^


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Beautiful! :-) :-) :-)

Where in KTP did you see the cheetahs? O**


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Mel wrote:
Where in KTP did you see the cheetahs? O**
We saw 5 of them. O/\ 2 On the Aoab side above 13de Boorgat, 2 youngsters with an adult close to Rooiputs and the 2 monsters at Rooiputs which may have been the same 2 youngsters, we're not sure.
Being in KTP during lambing season does increase your chances of seeing them. ^Q^


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Aha! Thanks. \O


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The sitting one is C2 in this post: https://africawild-forum.com/viewtopic.p ... 84#p177184 \O


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Hi Santie,

Thanks for sharing and digging into the drop boxes. \O I've open your website and found a pic of Das Rollende Hotel under your Kruger park visit in 2010. We saw this mobile hotel in Etosha in 2004 and quite amazing to see the sleeping arrangement. :-) So what can one say the hotel was in Kruger already. =O: =O: =O:

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Nothing wrong with old TR's, GP! ;-)

2012 is recent! :-0


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