Richprins wrote: ↑Sat Feb 29, 2020 4:40 pm We then raced down the mountain and on northwards...the desert bush starts driving you a bit mad after the first 100 kilometres...
Wheeeee!
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Frewells was the pilot, and Borderline was at the back with me and babbling about having never seen eland, so to shut him up I said we would see them at the dam up ahead...
Eventually we arrived at Grootvlei, a very nice if rather remote spot!
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As Peter Betts has told us fifty times one can drive on the dam wall, which makes for some nice views!Were my Lions on the Dam wall
There were lots of aminals!
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Try driving that road back to camp very slowly hoping that you will get there with little diesel in the fuel tank
Next trip to the bush??
Let me think......................
Let me think......................
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No the lions weren't there, Peter! 
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Love that spot, Richprins,
and most of the time you are indeed alone there
and most of the time you are indeed alone there
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Going up on a look out brings you closer to the sun... seriously now?! 
You guys are insane! But very entertaining at it 
You guys are insane!
But very entertaining at it God put me on earth to accomplish a certain amount of things. Right now I'm so far behind that I'll never die.
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We rurned around at the end of the dam wall, and I was now on the sunny side...
Greener on that side, though!
Then suddenly this fellow appeared...amazing how they just pop out!
RP: "LOOK AT THE TUSKS!!
"(One can see big tusks from a mile away!
)We raced around to the lower parking!
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Unforunately when the tusks get muddy then they don't stand out as much... 
Anyway!
RP: "I wonder what aat has named this one?"
aat: "It does not qualify. "
RP: " 
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We raced back to the dam wall again!
Anyway!
RP: "I wonder what aat has named this one?"
aat: "It does not qualify.
"RP: "
"We raced back to the dam wall again!
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Animals were constantly coming in, and I was in heaven!
Here one can see the classic Kruger tusk shape from the front!
RP: "I dub thee Mazambane II!"
Here one can see the classic Kruger tusk shape from the front!
RP: "I dub thee Mazambane II!"
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Lots of action at the dam
Next trip to the bush??
Let me think......................
Let me think......................