Memories of Marloth and Tamboti Trip Jan 2018

[Flutterby]

Quite a few cats around!

[Pumbaa]

Again brilliant shots, Roger,

love the one from the drinking giraffe

[RogerFraser]

Yeah Tamboti

Hope you took some pictures of the tent

Which number tent did you stay in

I did on my old cell phone but don't seem to have them on hand We were in 18 and 19 a bit further away from the ablutions but still very nice .We must say that we had a problem with the steps as they are made of plastic and we had some drizzle that made them very slippery in fact three of our party slipped off the stairs at various times .We did report it all that it needs is some of the non slip strips put on the steps . Apart from that we had running battles with the Monkies who stole our onions one evening during the braai and the Baboons raided our tent one day while we were out and stole our toothpaste .

Some lovely pics of the giraffe, the jackal and the sunset; also the gnus are not bad and the lil'ones are almost cute

Nice sightings, Rog, and interesting the nimals drinking!

Good to see leopard too!


Looks rather !

Was hot in the day but had a few nights with rain ...

Quite a few cats around!

and some more to come

Again brilliant shots, Roger,

love the one from the drinking giraffe

[RogerFraser]

The following day we decided to drive the S39 S40 Timbavati loop.

We found a Ostrich on its own



This Steenbokkie was being very cautious


A bird was on the lookout


Plenty of Vultures were sunning themselves


A Nyala was slinking through the bushes


This Giraffe was hiding behind a bush


We met another vehicle on the road who told us they were watching two lions in the distance >We searched and searched but only found this one Male far off in the verkykers.


We were driving along and spotted this a Cheetah just before a sharp bend


We drove around the corner to try get a better shot and found another car on the other side we stopped to not disturb them but the passenger frantically waved us forwards and then we spotted not one or two or even three but 6 Cheetahs








They seemed interested in something in the bushes and moved off .We tried to find them again but they moved away from the road .


We carried on with our loop ....

[Lisbeth]

Marvellous cheetahs

Cute steenbok They are always rather nervous

The raptor is a juv. bateleur

[Richprins]

Six cheetahs!

Great sightings especially for summer, Rog! That road can be hit-and-miss!

I like the distant lion...

[Flutterby]

Wow, great cheetah sighting!!!

[Alf]

Thanks for the tent information

Wow what an amazing cheetah sighting

[Pumbaa]

What an Incredible cheetah sighting and shots, Roger,

plus again stunning general game sightings

[PJL]

Great array of sightings Roger - but six cheetah is really amazing