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PJL wrote: ↑Mon Jul 08, 2019 4:40 pm Those little bee-eaters are great ^Q^ ^Q^
Nice to see a couple of the Vurhami pride... they seem to be around a lot lately. And fighting giraffe - perhaps they were the same 2 that we saw :-? =O: =O:
Thanks PJL. \O As I said in your TT we saw a lot of fighting giraffe. :yes:
Richprins wrote: ↑Mon Jul 08, 2019 5:30 pm O/\ Flutts! Lions!

And glad you enjoyed a bit of pyromania!

Nice food pic, but I don't see the Marmite? :-(

I had woken up by then and were gone! lol

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Glad you made the most of your day in the park by sleeping. ^0^ And thanks for the Marmite!! lol
RogerFraser wrote: ↑Mon Jul 08, 2019 9:05 pm ^Q^ Just catching up .The Bee-eaters are ^Q^ O:V

Lions probably hoping to get a Giraffe fall into their lap for dinner lol

:X: You always need a fire at night in the bush its a daily requirement :twisted: good to see the practice going well ;-) lol
Yes, a fire in the bush is a must! \O :yes:
Alf wrote: ↑Tue Jul 09, 2019 6:52 am Eating pasta in Kruger :-?

You need to braai meat lol
We'd had enough meat by then and if the Brat doesn't have pasta at least 3 times a week he gets withdrawal symptons! lol
Richprins wrote: ↑Tue Jul 09, 2019 7:22 am Wait, I see the Marmite! :shock: O\/
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Lisbeth wrote: ↑Tue Jul 09, 2019 11:36 am I doubt very much that it is marmite, it is only a yellow lid lol
It was actually Marmite. ;-) I'd forgotton to say that when we got back from our morning drive we found a jar of marmite on our table on the verandah! lol


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lol lol


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13 June, Croc Bridge

We woke up bright-eyed and bushy tailed, and were ready to go at 5.45. When I turned the car on, lights started flashing and I saw we had a flat tyre! 0*\ We drove very slowly to the petrol station where a lovely lady poured soapy water over the tyre and located the hole. She then phoned the "guy who fixes tyres" and told us that he lived close by in the staff village but he couldn't walk to work this morning as lions had killed a kudu right at the entrance gate!! About 10 mins later we saw the "guy who fixes tyres" casually walking on the other side of the fence....Africa is not for sissies! lol He eventually managed to plug the hole and we were out the gate at about 6.45. The Brat was not happy about all the leopards and lions we had already missed out on! O** I told him that everything happens for a reason and to forget about the tyre! :yes:

Just outside the gate I slammed on brakes for this Grey-headed Bush-shrike with what looked like a little frog. O/\

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We decided to go and have a look at the lions at the gate, but when we got to the bridge we could see what a traffic jam there was on the other side, so we turned around and went on our way! :X:


A little further on and we came across more fighting giraffes! :shock:

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About 15 minutes later the Brat urgently whispered "STOP!! LEOPARD!!" O\/ This was another fantastic spot by the Brat! ^Q^

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It was right next to the road but didn't want to reveal itself! :no:

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Other cars soon started to arrive and as we tried to explain where it was it decided it had had enough of the noise, and calmy walked off! :-(

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We waited around for a while to see if it would reappear, but no luck. :no: The Brat was unhappy that it had been such a quick sighting but I reminded him that if we hadn't been delayed with the flat tyre, we wouldn't have seen it at all! ;-)

Some boons.

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I love this pic! lol

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We decided to take the Gomondwane Loop and just before the S137 turn-off we came across a few cars. Two male lions were sleeping far off.

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:shock:

An eventful morning, Flutts! And well done to the staff! :yes: X#X

Fussy boy...leopard right next to the road and self-seen! 0- :X:

I also like the boon pic! :-0 :-0


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Grey-headed Bush-shrike and even with a kill O\/ O\/

Nice spots but not very collaborative O**

The baboon pic is great ^Q^ ^Q^

You were lucky to get the tire repaired rather quickly \O


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^Q^ Good to hear that the staff are still so helpful in a pinch .Love the daily traffic problems they have getting to work lol

Good spot by the Brat of the Leopard \O

:-? Sure those are the same Giraffes that PJL saw fighting :twisted: -O-

=O: the boon with a view ^Q^


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That son of yours has incredibly sharp eyes! :shock:

And you got the lions on top of the leopard despite the delay in the morning (still rather a nuisance when being in the park...)

Oh, and that smiling klippie from before is so very cute 0/0

Love that pasta dish too :-0 Can't eat meat for more than a couple of days in a row either. O-/


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Not a great way to start the day but you did see leopard and lions after that \O

That boon thinks he is the king of the bush O**


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Richprins wrote: ↑Tue Jul 09, 2019 5:27 pm :shock:

An eventful morning, Flutts! And well done to the staff! :yes: X#X

Fussy boy...leopard right next to the road and self-seen! 0- :X:

I also like the boon pic! :-0 :-0
The staff were great! :yes: Ja, the Brat is a bit like BC when it comes to leopards and stresses big time when we don't see them, and even when we do see them! lol
Lisbeth wrote: ↑Tue Jul 09, 2019 7:07 pm Grey-headed Bush-shrike and even with a kill O\/ O\/

Nice spots but not very collaborative O**

The baboon pic is great ^Q^ ^Q^

You were lucky to get the tire repaired rather quickly \O
Yes, we were lucky the tire could be repaired. ;-) It would have been nice to spend more time with the leopard, but spots are spots in my book! lol
RogerFraser wrote: ↑Tue Jul 09, 2019 7:10 pm ^Q^ Good to hear that the staff are still so helpful in a pinch .Love the daily traffic problems they have getting to work lol

Good spot by the Brat of the Leopard \O

:-? Sure those are the same Giraffes that PJL saw fighting :twisted: -O-

=O: the boon with a view ^Q^
The staff were very helpful. ^Q^ There were fighting giraffe all over the place! lol
Mel wrote: ↑Tue Jul 09, 2019 8:16 pm That son of yours has incredibly sharp eyes! :shock:

And you got the lions on top of the leopard despite the delay in the morning (still rather a nuisance when being in the park...)

Oh, and that smiling klippie from before is so very cute 0/0

Love that pasta dish too :-0 Can't eat meat for more than a couple of days in a row either. O-/
Mel, the Brat does have much better eyes than I do, and even complained that I wasn't spotting anything! lol Ja, can't have braais everynight...messes with the tummies! O**
Alf wrote: ↑Wed Jul 10, 2019 6:24 am Not a great way to start the day but you did see leopard and lions after that \O

That boon thinks he is the king of the bush O**
As I said the to Brat, everything happens for a reason. :yes: That boon was really funny. lol


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Great spot of the leopard ^Q^ ^Q^
They can be very frustrating at times O** O**


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