To a wonderful final sunset and evening braai
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A Leopard’s Tail: KTP April/May 2023
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Re: A Leopard’s Tail: KTP April/May 2023
Time passes by too quickly when you're int he KTP
Thanks for sharing your trip with us
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You saw a lot this trip, Gavin, and nice farewell lions!
The campsite looks champion in the evening like that!
Thanks so much for this report and the nice sightings and pics, especially of camp life!
The campsite looks champion in the evening like that!
Thanks so much for this report and the nice sightings and pics, especially of camp life!
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thank you Debbie and Gavin.... lot of memories
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Apart from the leopard's tail, you had some very nice sightings Much better than the last trip
Thank you so much for sharing, Davin
Thank you so much for sharing, Davin
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Re: A Leopard’s Tail: KTP April/May 2023
Thanks everyone for all the comments, but my travel tale is not yet over.
I still want to include the Augrabies segment into the travel tale for the sake of completeness
Monday 8 May 2023
We decided that instead of going for a morning game drive, (which is what we normally do), that we would rather pack up camp early and leave for Augrabies, where we only had one night, so as to maximise our time there.
We were finished packing up by 8am and on our way back home
We got to Augrabies at mid day and after checking in and having quick refreshment; it was off to the falls
The miggies on the way down were challenging, but we got there
The falls themselves were quite a bit lower than the last month or so, but the damage caused by the Vaal Dam opening its sluices a few weeks ago was still evident, with lots of pathways closed and damaged lookout points
I still want to include the Augrabies segment into the travel tale for the sake of completeness
Monday 8 May 2023
We decided that instead of going for a morning game drive, (which is what we normally do), that we would rather pack up camp early and leave for Augrabies, where we only had one night, so as to maximise our time there.
We were finished packing up by 8am and on our way back home
We got to Augrabies at mid day and after checking in and having quick refreshment; it was off to the falls
The miggies on the way down were challenging, but we got there
The falls themselves were quite a bit lower than the last month or so, but the damage caused by the Vaal Dam opening its sluices a few weeks ago was still evident, with lots of pathways closed and damaged lookout points
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We then set off to our accommodation for the night
The Gorge Cottage
Animal sightings in Augrabies, (besides baboons and dassies are rare), so we were excited to come across these giraffe on our way to the cottage
The Gorge Cottage
Animal sightings in Augrabies, (besides baboons and dassies are rare), so we were excited to come across these giraffe on our way to the cottage
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The cottage is situated underneath a lookout point over the gorge and has all the amenities that one would require, and stunning views. The toilets are in a separate building about meters from the cottage on the other side of the parking lot for the view point
From the view point, if you look down, you can see the braai area of the cottage, but the rest is out of view.
Thanks Kyknetta and Daan for the wine. It was as awesome as you said it was
From the view point, if you look down, you can see the braai area of the cottage, but the rest is out of view.
Thanks Kyknetta and Daan for the wine. It was as awesome as you said it was
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Sunset and an evening braai at the Gorge Cottage is possibly the best way to spend a last evening of your holiday
But then we saw the sunrise the next day............ (tbc)
But then we saw the sunrise the next day............ (tbc)
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