Craig Lockhardt

[nan]

here you are

Craig Lockhart on the left side,near Mata Mata, in the Auob River

the other River is : Nossob River, from Twee Rivieren to Grootkolk, on the right side

[Amoli]

Thanks Nan, now I won't loose you.
I will definetly print it.

'lots and lots of drinking holes

how far apart are they in kilometres ?

[nan]

we count in hours... -O
TR to MM in the Auob River +/- 2h 1/2 (about 120 Km from Twee Rivieren to Mata Mata)
and TR to Grootkolk in the Nossob River +/- 6h (about 150 km to Nossob + 120 km to Grootkolk)

if you read, there is km on the map, between each point... each waterhole

[nan]

January 2012, there was 2 Lions, not in good shape…
even licking the carcass of the Giraffe



also with quills



they were here at least 2 days, then, I don't know, we have to leave for another horizons

[Mel]

of course, now I see the kilometres.

But it is better to count in hours and then alllow for sightings.

You need to allow plenty of time for sightings... Usually we'll need 2 hours only until Kieliekrankie. -O

nan, I think the 2.5 hours is actually for reaching Uri. I know that somewhere on SP website it
says TR to MM in that time. ( ) But somewhere else they talk about 3.5 hours to MM and 2.5 until Uri.
Kinda confusing if you haven't done the route yourself but 3.5 until MM is more realistic anyway.

[nan]

you are right... but their booklet is +/- 2h1/2, and like you said... is not possible

and right, sometime only few km... and is already time to return
in Septembre, to go from Mata Mata to Kamqua (about 50 km)... I need 6 hours because of Elena and her 3 cubs

[Mel]

-O -O -O nan! But that's a good reason for taking so long.


Swallow-tailed bee-eater in the vicinity of CL

[nan]

Septembre 2012
Kudu





Big horned

sharing

[nan]

Elena, Simon+Garfunkel – 2009
a little bit north, in the loop *EDIT* is not a loop... in the road
my first encourter with Elena

a bit far away

the 2 cubs

Elena

ready for the hunt... behind the dune

[nan]

April 2007 - the First African Wild Cat (AWC) a ever saw
2 minutes before Craig Lockhart, as per my camera

cross the road... in front of me




sat for a moment in the shadow



comes again


cross once more the road



then, search a place for sleeping, just beside the car... I waited a little bit... not enough, it was ma first travel in Kgalagadi... I shall had to stay, having an AWC so close