a slow start,cats in abundance and a terrific farewell gift*

[Tina]

some testing



while the kids stayed in the kindergarten

[Tina]

the young martial was still in the nest and it was not glued



it even flew over to the ridge

[Tina]

back at Kieliekrankie we saw another whistling rat which seemed to be nursing a small one

[Tina]

a kalahari scrub robin and a bulbul came to visit us





while two ostriches passed

[Tina]

We left Kieliekrankie towards the Nossob river and saw the typical suspects northern black korhaans

[Tina]

steenbok, kori and pcgs. Close to Kij Kij a lioness was sleeping under a tree and two more under a bush nearby.



but as sleeping lions are not that fascinating we moved on and found a bateleur on a carcass

[Tina]

and another sleeping lady who only once in a while moved her head and hind leg

[Tina]

[Tina]

as I love leopards this was a marvelous farewell gift from the park.

[Tina]

our last sighting was a lone jackal



With heavy hearts we went to the petrol station to reinflate our tires. My SO wanted to fill up in Askham as he thought it was cheaper. We then went to reception and checked out.

As we approached Askham it was nearly 5 pm and the petrol station was closed already. Thus, it happened again – about 30 km before Upington the petrol light went on. But we were lucky and made it.

We stayed the night in Upington again and then we had to drive back to Johannesburg and to fly home.