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Baviaans Wilderness Game Reserve

Posted: Fri Apr 16, 2021 6:16 pm
by Peter Betts
Jane and I and our Border Collie went Camping for 5 days in this 127 kms away from my front door in PE Wild Wilderness area where Baboons live in the Krantzes and get taken out by very shy Leopards nightly. We camped on our own in an area called Bruintjies Kraal on the eastern section of this wonderful wilderness in our new camper but we coped in this totally offgrid location and were the only humans and one Domestic dog for tens of Kms around us . Lots of people stay in 5 Star Skukuza Hotels but here we slept under 5 Billion Stars it seems with no Light pollution from PE at all. I took this Pic of the MilkyWay straight above us with a Nikon Z7 Camera , a 20mm f 1.8 Lens @1.8 and shot at 20 secs at an ISO of ISO 4500. All I have done with this shot is reduce it for posting and sign my name >> WE ARE GOING BACK Please give the Pic a good Click and I hope it doesnt get fuzzy when viewed as it is killer on my screen straight out of camera
Camping under the Baviaans Sky.jpg

Re: Baviaans Wilderness Game Reserve

Posted: Fri Apr 16, 2021 6:41 pm
by Richprins
Well done, Peter! \O

Re: Baviaans Wilderness Game Reserve

Posted: Sat Apr 17, 2021 10:41 am
by Lisbeth
Must have been lovely \O

Re: Baviaans Wilderness Game Reserve

Posted: Sun Apr 18, 2021 8:33 am
by Peter Betts
The Wilderness area is managed by Cape Nature and is beautiful in its lack of general public accessibility and infrastructure and ids wild in nature
Riverside Kitchen.jpg
Campsite Riverside Kitchen.jpg
Baviaans Back Drop.jpg
Bathroom, Campsite and River L-R.jpg

Re: Baviaans Wilderness Game Reserve

Posted: Sun Apr 18, 2021 8:48 am
by Peter Betts
Some more Pics of this piece of Heaven
Off Grid Camping.jpg
Evening Background.jpg
River Reflections.jpg
Evening East .jpg

Re: Baviaans Wilderness Game Reserve

Posted: Sun Apr 18, 2021 8:53 am
by Peter Betts
I had to be cautious with my Sheep dog in the night as its a famous leopard area and we even heard one late at night catching a Baboon out of a sleeping troop right across the 20 m wide River from us >> the Shreaks and Squells will haunt me forever :shock: :shock: and those anguished sounds echoed through the Canyons

Re: Baviaans Wilderness Game Reserve

Posted: Sun Apr 18, 2021 10:15 am
by Richprins
How pretty, Peter! [O]

Re: Baviaans Wilderness Game Reserve

Posted: Sun Apr 18, 2021 11:25 am
by Lisbeth
How did you pass the days? Can you do walks?

Re: Baviaans Wilderness Game Reserve

Posted: Sun Apr 18, 2021 1:34 pm
by Peter Betts
Yes there is a beautiful walk along the river going left for about 3 kms and then to the right as long as you want /can really >> few river crossings going right but Birdwatching supreme and Landscape photography >>tops >> otherwise just rejuvenating in camp

Re: Baviaans Wilderness Game Reserve

Posted: Sun Apr 18, 2021 5:02 pm
by Lisbeth
Bird-watching suits me well \O