Browns in Kruger July 2016

[Alf]

I have never driven this famous S33

Maybe I must drive it next time

What do you have on the outside of your bakkie that attracts the lions and leopard like that

[Lisbeth]

It's not the outside of the car, Alf it's what is inside

[Bushcraft]

Those cubs look very well fed and with 5 of them not an easy task

The lion making faces While ...whatever it is called looks hilarious

Great pic of the Fabulous Browns

Does Bushpig have a brace on her teeth? If yes, poor darling On the other hand she will look ever prettier growing up

Those cubs must have just chowed as their stomachs were nearly on the floor

Yes, BP has braces now, top and bottom, so she can't eat her favourite biltong

[Bushcraft]

More fat cats!

I put your tusker on aat's thread, as you are obviously occupied with your sprint here....you should have gone to Rio!

I have to finish before I start the next project at work or I won't have time until Sundays or late at night and the last I want to do then is write a TT

I don't think it's a tusker yet

[Bushcraft]

Lovely healthy lions cubs!

A selfie stick...oh boy....enjoy!

The selfie stick is here to stay and now there's even some Bluetooth thing required to control it.

In my day it wasn't Bluetooth controlling teenagers "selfie sticks"

[Bushcraft]

I have never driven this famous S33

Maybe I must drive it next time

What do you have on the outside of your bakkie that attracts the lions and leopard like that

The S33 actually sucks Alf The first 3km and the last 3km work for us but the rest is fairly thick bush, so you have to be lucky. Leopard often around though

Nothing on the car It's mostly luck and timing mixed in with a few years of stats as to what has been seen where

[Bushcraft]

It's not the outside of the car, Alf it's what is inside

[Bushcraft]

9th Satara to Skukuza continued

I went another 2km down the S33 before turning around and a few minutes later Hawkeyes, who had been day dreaming in the back, suddenly shrieked “Cheetah!” I had also been in my own world so first got a fright, but then Hawkeyes started shrieking again “It’s next to the road, REVERSE!” which got me more excited.

I quickly put the car in reverse and put my foot down and nothing happened initially so I put it further down, then the slowed up car suddenly took off in reverse past the cheetah, which had me clutching the steering.

Eventually I had the car in position but we only managed a “butt shot” as the cheetah disappeared.



We fiddled around for another 10 minutes up and down the road with the hope that the cheetah would pop up again, however we eventually decided to continue on down towards Skukuza.

Just outside Tshokwane a lioness made an appearance next to the road and a few km before the H12 bridge a teenage hyena was relaxing under a bush.





The H12 Bridge locals were hanging around, but the rest of the drive to Skukuza didn’t produce much.





We checked the time just outside Skukuza and it was way too early for book in, so we decided to cruise to the Skukuza nursery and pass some time there wobbling around.

The rats found a new jungle gym which resulted in the selfie stick making another appearance.





By the time the rats had finished exploring it was after book in time and we only finished unpacking after 4pm, so decided to just park off in camp and start an early fire.



To be continued

[Dewi]

Eish, slow down BC.

Great leopard sighting.

The wood-hoopoes are engaging in allopreening. They do this as a social function which helps to keep the group together. It defines the hierarchy in the group and also helps in territorial defense. Great capture.

Nice family pic.

[Alf]

A spotted spotty or the backside

And the luck continues